Hi Chaps!
Having been lurking around this board for a while, itching to start my own Strange Aeons project, I have finally dived in.
Strange Aeons looked like a great concept and, after reading the rules, I am convinced it will be great.
The recent threads started by members of this forum including einarolafson and styx, amongst others, convinced me to get to it.
Having decided to go ahead with it, I took a look at my existing scenery collection and decided that the usual setting would be very time consuming, as I had no 'New World' scenery.
The scenery that I do have would work perfectly well for Britain and Northern Europe, though.
Bearing this in mind, I decided that my games of SA would take place, predominantly, in the British Isles.
Hence the birth of MOOS(E)- the Ministry of Occult Studies (England).
I finished the first three MOOSE agents today, and have several more that just need basing, along with my first batch of four Cultists that are nearly done.
Here are my fist three Agents, all veterans of the British Army, investigating the ruins of an old, allegedly haunted, Farmhouse.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/MoOSE002.jpg)
More to follow soon, as they are finished.....
Wow nice! Love it just love it... i might come up with a dutch variant...I could give you a hand with that, I have some knowledge of one or two Dutch secret societies you might not be aware of.
Pretty good start :)
Hope to see soon more
Great start! Love to see more!
Some of the chaps here would be a great choice to add to the team!
http://www.pulpfigures.com/catcode.php?range=Personalities&code=PHP&number=18&custID=160131102241332876487
I like the guy wearing the kilt and the other guy with the combat harness best.
Wow nice! Love it just love it... i might come up with a dutch variant...
I could give you a hand with that, I have some knowledge of one or two Dutch secret societies you might not be aware of.
Local flavour is strongly encouraged! Speaking of which, I gotta work in some Mounties...
Great photos and miniatures.
You characters just ooze atmosphere and character.
Really cool, I can't wait to see more! :-*
Great title. :) I like where this is going...
Nice work! We should see more of your painting :)
Great!!! Very nice painting job!! And the scenery is fantastic!!
Superb paintjob on some great minis!
Hooray, the Scarifiers in miniature form. Good work that man.
Wow nice! Love it just love it... i might come up with a dutch variant...A Dutch variant would be great!
Very, very nice painting and great to see British flavored SA models...Artizan also makes quite a few that'll fit right in.
Do you know the lines that those figures come from? Some I don't know where they are from.
Wow you're on a roll! Sweet models/paintjob!
This is getting better and better every day!!! Very nice miniatures and setting!! I´m jaleous now!! lol lol lol love them!!lol lol lol
That is some sweet scenery. :o :-* I would love to play some Strange Aeons on it.
That is some sweet scenery. :o :-* I would love to play some Strange Aeons on it.
Yea, I would love to play on that also.....sucks here in the states, I feel there isn't any players around here...working slowly to recruit some people into the cult, er game... o_o
Beautiful scenery!!! Great idea. Herr Burk *Chuckle* :)
Nice additions!
This is turning in to quite a project! :-*
All looking good :-* 8)
cheers
James
Great painting, especially like the how you did the rotund gentleman in the jodhpurs, but the ruined undertakers is fantastic. Having just begun to make some SA specific scenery it's inspiring, though reminds me that I'll obviously have to raise my game before posting pics! Keep up the good work.
Both pieces of scenery are unbelievable...such attention to detail. Really jealous of you...I can't even build a small house without it looking extremely crappy.
:-* :-* :-* Love those scenery pieces. The house is fantastic!! Thanks for post them!!
Mason,
Cheers for posting, I'm late to the thread but your insperational post combined with Mike of Black Hat minitures move to stock SA has seen take the plunge and order the rules. I have been looking at SA for a number of months now with the thought in mind of using my British themed VBCW minitures to create a Scarifieyers like British setting as inkydave suggests.
Watch this space. ;)
Regards
James
Great set of characters that have a great lick of paint on em (painting skills r still top notch m8, u r still the benchmark, bad eyes or no!!) :D
Maybe my next project will b a group for S.A, broaden my gaming range, im inspired..........Again! :) :)
If you Chaps do not mind, that is..........?
I would love to see more!
That tombstone/coffin scenery bit I own, a very nice one...I have another that I am going to make into a Scene of horror that is a curtin with south american symbols on it...back when I was doing Lizardmen ages ago I bought it to make scenery...never did. The coffin and tombstone set was to go with my Vampire Counts
I would love to see more...I alsway enjoy watching great looking scenery.
Silly boy, of course we don't lol
The courtyard looks very good, I like your use of ground cover (growies) 8) :-*
I am very envious of your scenery collection for Strange Aeons! :-*
Fantastic!!
Very nice indeed!! Very good use for that miniatures.
Did you have any problem to paint them. I washed mine very well but something very weird happened , after the gloss and matt varnishes the miniature got shiny and sticky!! And after several months it is still sticky!!
Again like the last one, great usage of colors, subtle weathering and I love the scaffolding.
Very nice!
Paint up those cultists! You will need them soon for the contest! Muahahahahhaha >:D
Lovely terrain! Cant wait on your new models! Tell your wife to hurry! :D
Again, fantastic scenery!
that figure always reminds me of Weird Science and Chet.... lol
Time's wasting away here Mason. I demand a Strange Aeons Bat Rep now!
lol
We want an AAR! We want an AAR! lol
I hope I didn't spoil the model for you! I just am able to find these weird associations online....
As for that AAR....I am just about to launch the contest...just waiting on the final from Black Cat Bases for prizes...4 out of 5 has either got their prizes to me or what type of support they will be offering. ;)
Your scenery looks amazing... :-*
I have to ask on the rock/brick for both the Undertaker and this, what is that stone/brick material? Are those prefabed items or something you made?
The Inn walls were mostly carved out of blue foam.
Wow its really pretty and awesomely made! Cant believe you build it all your self (well i can but im really impressed)!
Excuse me but what are you calling "blue foam"? Is it a kind of polystyrene insulation boards?
Anyway, you're sceneries are absolutely wonderful, especially for homemade items.
Now I´m really jaleous!!! I have move my last box today, I don´t know where are my tools and paints and I need to paint something!!
I love the work that you have done! :o ;D
Lucky dog! finding those cultists in the bizarre, I never had much luck finding guys like them in there...
The purple looks good, don't sell yourself short, I like the look and think they look amazing. It also prods me to finish my pope, er...high priest...
Nice cultists! :D
Sweet love the scenery! NIce cultists!
Our family is growing! ;D I'm also working on purple cultists you see. Seeing yours gives me the urge to finish mine as well. Great work Mason! :)
Very nice looking Deep Ones.
By the way, those Deep Ones are from RAFM.
Those are VERY COOL along with nicely painted & based. I could be wrong & frequently am, but I think those Guys are from RAFM.
Great stuff, especially the heroes in the first post!
This thread and an offhand comment from Uncle Mike elsewhere on LAF are getting me thinking about setting up a Strange Aeons game in British India, with resurgent Thugee and British/Anglo-Indian "Threshold". Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is obviously also an inspiration along those lines.
Great looking figures, I have been eyeing those fish guys myself...I like the one with the book best.
Well, may want to talk to your friend after reading the contest post I just made. ;)
Nice additions with the Deep Ones and the two Chaps. The board looks great as well.
I can't wait to see more! :-*
Thanks for the scenery post! Great looking scenery! I think everyone is going to be in for a treat from everyone that is going to be posting their games up!
*ARG* I forgot to take a picture of the cool pentagram summoning circle someone made for my LGS, I was going to copy it.
All coming along rather nicely, Mr M. Looking forward to getting a game of this in soonish.
Nice work again mate :-* Keep going,love your threads :)
Fantastic work again!! Very nice Deep Ones, agents,Timothy Thompson-Smythe and dog!! The farm is fantastic too. Looking forward to seeing your AAR.
Cheers.
love the figures! I am going to be ordering a few dogs myself to add to the collection.....
Wow, 20 cultists, that can be one hell of a mega game there!
Thanks,styx!
Regarding dogs; Plenty available that would work.
My favourite is the Medic's dog from Hinterland
http://hinterlandminiatures.weebly.com/storecart.html
Perfect for SA!
I will have 27 when they are all done.
Not all in the same Cult, though.
Maybe 8-10 in the Purple Cult, for SA, the rest will be painted differently for when the Kulten expansion appears.
;)
On that note, styx, I am saving my Black Cat Bases order for when I go to Salute.
I want to see all of their stuff up close and then raid the shelves!
;D
If they have some dogs by then, and I like them, I will get them painted up and posted for your (and others) perusal.
;)
Am late to the party on this thread.
Don't know why, as I spend a whole lot of time on this site. lol
Love all the things you have done and painted.
Have be tempted to do SA and seeing all your cool stuff,
I may just start. (like I need a new period). ::)
Am late to the party on this thread.
Don't know why, as I spend a whole lot of time on this site. lol
Love all the things you have done and painted.
Have be tempted to do SA and seeing all your cool stuff,
I may just start. (like I need a new period). ::)
Join the cult! o_o
Thanks, Ballardian!
It has just dawned on me that there will be no pictures taken tonight as I will be watching the Chelsea/Benfica CL game as soon as I get in from work..
Given that that means I will have no new pictures of miniatures until the weekend, I thought that I would post this and ask for any suggestions for a possible mythos use.
I know it is a GW Demon, sorry, but I thought I may find a use for it.
I realise that I may need to replace the head to with something less head-like, but any suggestions would be welcome.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/060311003.jpg)
Mason
Have to say mate, reminds me a little of the S**T Daemon out of Dogma! And DON'T sell it, if it isn't too late already - I'll gladly buy it off you. Will mention this to you when next we meet.
Bert
Any help would be appreciated as I like the paintjob (it is better than my crap picture portays!) and would like to save the miniature from a sad fate on ebay...
Right then, here are those Cultists that I finished a few days ago.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/mooseupdate7412006.jpg)
On to the Deep Ones that I finished off a couple of days ago.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/mooseupdate7412010.jpg)
A small update with a group shot of the M.O.O.S.(E). organisation as it stands at present.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/mooseupdate7412015-1.jpg)
There will be many more to add as recruitment steps up apace after crucial Government funding was increased....
Thanks, Marine0846!
Yes! Please do!
A small update with a group shot of the M.O.O.S.(E). organisation as it stands at present.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/mooseupdate7412015-1.jpg)
Good shot there! Hrm, just need maybe some figs from Muttonchop (they have some nice Brit looking guys) or those from I think Pulp (I like the guy in the kilt with the shotgun...some of Artizan's pulp stuff would be nice also...
There will be many more to add as recruitment steps up apace after crucial Government funding was increased....
Very nice family picture!!
They're fantastic mate! looking forward to getting a game of this, especially having missed out on Mondy (I did say my health seems dictated by Nurgle himself at times...).
Are you in the market for being a player yourself as well as GM? I wouldn't mind having a bash at GMing too some time if poss. ;)
Giant frogs! Very bizarre. Not too sure about the look of these (nothing to do with painting), although I appreciate they are quintessentially Lovecraftian. Also look a bit like Slann - so THAT's where GW got the idea from :D.
I also agree that the best one is the one reading. Looks like he's paused for some essential functions! lol
Bert
Looking very good indeed mate! Good work, there - the man from M.O.O.S.E done good 8)
Mason
I've made a start reading the rules now. I fully intend to collect a group of bad guys too, as cultists and the like have always really appealed to me! I have a very definite objective to search around at Salute for now, I will see if I can turn anything suitable for SA up.
Looking forward to our inaugral game with Kitsune on Monday now. 8)
Bert
Mason
I've made a start reading the rules now. I fully intend to collect a group of bad guys too, as cultists and the like have always really appealed to me! I have a very definite objective to search around at Salute for now, I will see if I can turn anything suitable for SA up.
Looking forward to our inaugral game with Kitsune on Monday now. 8)
Bert
I dont have the book, and no cash to get anywhere soon (probably unemployed by the end of the month...) but i think i understand that only the goodguys can improve but the lurkers dont have this "roleplay" element?
If this is so i dont think i'll like this as much as i expected.... o_o
Not sure who else is at Salute but I know Black Cat Bases will be, so far almost all of their stuff has not disappointed me once...prices are not bad either...
Not sure who else is at Salute but I know Black Cat Bases will be, so far almost all of their stuff has not disappointed me once...prices are not bad either...
I dont have the book, and no cash to get anywhere soon (probably unemployed by the end of the month...) but i think i understand that only the goodguys can improve but the lurkers dont have this "roleplay" element?
If this is so i dont think i'll like this as much as i expected.... o_o
I dont have the book, and no cash to get anywhere soon (probably unemployed by the end of the month...) but i think i understand that only the goodguys can improve but the lurkers dont have this "roleplay" element?
If this is so i dont think i'll like this as much as i expected.... o_o
I dont have the book, and no cash to get anywhere soon (probably unemployed by the end of the month...) but i think i understand that only the goodguys can improve but the lurkers dont have this "roleplay" element?
If this is so i dont think i'll like this as much as i expected.... o_o
Nicely put, Styx! Illustrates the potential of the game, I feel. And we are in a grim old time for sure, with work issues and money worries. Yeah, I am with Styx, Mo! - good luck mate, and hope something comes along.
I'm on a debt repayment kick myseff, and I think there is light at the end of the tunnel - even if it's a bunch of cultists with a torch!
I think we all need some easy diversions in life at the moment, so I am looking forward to a bit of Strange Aeons to cheer me up.
Bert
That sounds like a great scenario, styx.
8)
Consider it stolen!
:D
Well, we look to be getting a new loan on the house and dropping our payment by 1/3 which will help the debt repayment. In a few years we could be debt free short of the house. Student loans, car, everything...
The depressing thing is hitting the 40 mark in 2 months, so I am trying to find something cool to do with my wife and just ask to llet me order a bunch of stuff online...that is all I want anyway...guess I am not at a midlife crisis yet, I just want a few toy soldiers...
Ah, 40 ain't so bad mate! I'm 42 in just over a week, and as long as I have a few toy soldiers I am able to keep in touch with my inner child! I've seen adults - don't really fancy being one thanks very much...
:D
I've seen adults - don't really fancy being one thanks very much...
I've said this to my wife several times, she just looks at me... lol
Loving those jam jars, Mason! :)
(For those non-UK residents not aux faix with rhyming slang, jam jar = car :D)
Bert van Dyke ;)
Yep, they add a lot of character to the setting.
Prefer Jim Jams over Jam Jars though
;)
Looking forward to getting on this game a lot. I'll have dig out my Cultists robes for added atmos!
Wow for a rush job they are outstanding! Really nice and efective!
Indeed, they look very good for a rush job! A bit of drybrushing and a few washes can make a model look very good or at least a good tabletop standard (which is mostly good enough for me to be honest).
The ghouls are a nice addition. The bases look great and the quickie dry-brush job you described looks great. :-*
Although they aren't "proper" Lovecraftian ghouls the them of humans devolving into a demi human species is very Lovecraftian.
I'm sill waiting for that bat-rep. lol
Great looking ghouls!
They are GW Crypt Ghouls that I had picked up cheaply on ebay, that were seeing service in my Mordheim Undead warband. I had ten of them, so they could easily afford to donate a few members to my SA project..
These had been painted some months ago as part of a frantic afternoon of painting where 10 Ghouls and 4 Ghosts were finished inside four hours!
Sounds like fun! Can't wait for the pictures :P
The most serious error was misreading the Injury Table and only rolling 1d6 for the first half of the first game, resulting in one particular Agent being shot with a Double-barrelled shotgun, a .22 and a Tommy Gun in the same turn and only falling to the ground Stunned!
He had the Tough skill, but did not think he should be that Tough!
Lovely table! I'm so jealous!
I wouldn't want to meet that fella on a dark night! :D Not with anything short of a bazooka, anyway. Sure he wasn't one of those genitically-engineered super-human chappies? Or just wearing armoured jim jams?
Sounds like a good and successful couple of games - really sorry to have missed out on the fun. Oh for a working immune system...
The table looks fantastic, Mason - that farm is just perfect for this game. I agree with Mo! - good effort, mate.
This could be the game I use to spring upon our Wednesday night group. Invariably we play a "proper" historical game with battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions and not a button or facing colour out of place. I've been itching to try something more, what should I say....? Enjoyable...? No, no - that's not fair...Fun maybe. Lighter-hearted...Anyway, SA looks like it could be the one and Mason's use of our farm as the centre-piece makes it even more attractive because it means I don't have to lug in loads of scenery and, of course, I do happen to have one of the farms.
Looking forward to hearing more about your game, Paul so I can nick loads of ideas totally shamelessly...
Doug
Already looks like you had lots of fun...great looking scenery and off course lots of scenery to keep things interesting. I really want to see more pictures.
Man, you are a pic tease. lollol
Seriously though. Nice looking photos so far. I can't wait to see more. :-*
Loving those cultists! :-*
Reminds me of an ironic black metal band my mate Marc's into...
Think Kitsune knows the one!
Bert
Great looking stuff!
Looking great...very nice looking Cultists and that car is also great. More please!
Nice Photos. :-*
Yes, please, bug Kitsune some more! :D
Pics sent, battle report coming.......
Thanks, Bert!
Lets see if you like them so much when they are filling your Agents full of holes!
;)
As long as you keep rolling 1D6 on those damage tables I'll be fine! ;D
Yeah, those pics look the nuts!
Second D6 eh Mason? Fiend!
With my dice rolling, no matter how many D6s I roll I am doomed!
The men from U.N.C.O.O.L.* are coming! Especially if I pick up any stuff at Slaute tomorrow.
Stand by for action.
Bert
*doesn't stand for anything,just a silly joke...
Can't wait to see MOOSE enter the contest! I like the pics! More!
Nice photos Mason. :-*
Thanks for posting them. :D
Don't use color photos...I love them this way! Like Mo! said, it adds to the atmosphere.
I prefer the color photos myself. :D
You get a better look at what happened in all its glory. :-*
Thanks for showing us both versions Mason!
I prefer the color photos myself. :D
You get a better look at what happened in all its glory. :-*
Thanks for showing us both versions Mason!
Is one of the team called Bruce Willis? Jumping on top of the truck like some type of action hero!
I have been fighting this and now I must say it...you could call their allied Russian agency Squirrel....then you can say...Moose and Squirrel in a Russian accent.
I agree; with stuff that is as OH-SO-COOL as this, you don't want to miss anything....LOVE your thread.
Oh man I really love this!!! Keep up the good work!
Looking great! Why don't you post your AAR for the contest, the more the merrier!
I had not thought about the Russians yet, but a delegation from the Turkish Government is expected soon... ;)
The man from the Institute?
The man from the Institute?
I had been kicking the idea around myself. Pulp Adventures and Artizan makes some Russian figures, could be interesting...the one by Pulp has a woman with a falcon, another with a sword and some other odd goodies..
Don't forget the Auzzies and British/India allies!
I knew the Canadians would kick that off!
I had thought of that, and then thought that this project will never end if I do.
I already have another 40+ minis to paint as it is!
Stop it now, will you?!?
Please....
o_o You must buy more miniatures....buy!
...
[subliminal messaging]You must buy more miniatures, you can never have enough miniatures[/subliminal messaging]
...
*cracks the whip* You paint! You paint more models! You rest when you die! lol
I know the feeling...I also have quite a few miniatures still untouched and I also have the need to buy more models each time I see nice models.
Once I finish these 40k stuff by next week, I am going back to SA, Gladiators, Old West and Pirates before I go back into 40k again.
Sorry I couldn´t post anything the last weeks (real life things!!). I love what you have done!! The scenery is great and the game looks fun!! I saw the farm at SALUTE and it´s a very nice secenery piece.
Maybe your boss is an evil cultist out to bring about the end of the world and your misery is helping to acheive his or her goal!
As for excuses...just have to make space....things are worse right now more than ever, the mother-in-law fell broke her hip in 4 places...so I am sitting in the hospital with my wife as I type...thank the Elder gods for Wi-Fi....I have my laptop, some models to paint (yea, I brought some stuff with me) and plenty of books including Strange Aeons stuff.
Nice purples. :-*
I've liked those Artizan Cultists since I first saw them.
They look great.
Can't wait to see their "toy. ;D
Thanks surgery went off without a hitch for the most part and she is on the road to recovery including the sanity of my wife. I think in some ways I would have been a good Cthulu investigator as I don't let things bother me much and I always seem to have the talent to ground others to a calm state.
Love the cultists and I am betting that new toy is a flame thrower or a .30 cal!
It's all coming together nicely 8)
I like the 'sacrifice' :-*
That is one wicked looking cult!
Very nice additions to your collection, mean looking Cultists, praying Hostage/ sacrifice and of course the Cadets...a nice bunch of models.
Great looking stuff!
Looking good. :-*
The cult looks really nice as a group and the Cadets look great.
Wow nice additions! Can't wait to get my first game going... even painted a bit on my investigator!
VERY COOL additions! The Cultists will have think twice about working their Evil Deeds now that Her Majesty's Soldiers are involved...or not. I like the Big Guy with the 30 caliber; the variation in height adds to the realism of the group.
The vehicles and figs look great!
Coming on strong :-*
You need a limo for the cultists ;D
Tea and mobile canteen for the men from the ministry. Thats the way to roll.
Illness has kept me away from this superb thread, but I can see you have been busy in my absence! Wow :o, you are painting like a fiend mate, well done.
I'll be dipping my toe firmly into the Strange Aeons pool in the next month with models of my own. In the meantime, looking forward to an intro game whenever you have spare time.
Actually, thinking on it, the cultists should have a big roller :D
Oh, that sort of Roller! I was envisaging a garden roller (vital for cricket pitches), or maybe a steam roller. lol
That could be very entertaining game wise...
The 'hostage' is trying to escape with their legs tied together and the cultists are trying to capture them on a rather large lawnmower lol
;)
I hate doing white also, I have found some secrets like Foundry Paints makes an Artic Grey set (3 colors, base and two highlights) and GW redid their paint line and some of their colors like a grey/white is in the paint line that has good coverage.
great looking fig!
WELL DONE! He definitely looks several sandwiches shy of a picnic...I'd rather not think about his latest project.
I love the scientist. :-*
Now I wish I had ordered one. :'(
Very mean looking Mad Scientist...great paintjob. The white is very good, especially because it's one of the hardest colors to paint along with yellow...the only way for me to get white looking really good is when I use countless of very thin layers (too lazy to do it that way) or use my Airbrush.
I love the way he doesn't wear gloves, it makes him a bit more creepy that he doesn't mind getting his hands dirty.
Great job! :-*
I'm really enjoying this project and all of your updates. :D
Who makes the mini?
Thanks, aggro84!
He is a Foundry Old West bartender.
Ah Foundry, that's right. I should have known.
Thanks. :D
The Doctor is "SS-Hauptsturmführer Kipps", Project X, Scarab Miniatures ;)
http://scarabminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34_42&products_id=215
I'm also sure that I know the guy with the 2 pistols, if I could just remember ::)I know the feeling and it has been bugging me for some time.......
The guy with the two pistols is from West Wind's The Mummy range:
(http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/images/imagecache/ghm0003.jpg)
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_37&products_id=336
"No, I am Batman!"
Serious, great looking stuff. Looking forward to seeing more!
The new editions look great mate, especially the raving lunatic waving her teddy!! She goes very well with your cultists. She is like the mad mother coming to give her daughter her teddy before she is sacrificed. If your going to go you have got to have your teddy with you for the journey!! Great stuff!!
Great stuff there!
I approve. :)
I love the lunatics. They look great with your mad scientist. :-*
The Minister sure is a snazzy dresser. He looks great. I don't think I've ever considered a purple/ yellow color scheme on a mini before. :D
Great looking boss man!
As for his choice of fashion!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-En2m1R8o9t0/TlY8QxIhPvI/AAAAAAAABk0/NfkESA5PRPE/s1600/fashion_police_v4b0.jpg)
Mason
Sir Tunly-Gay obviously likes getting dressed in the dark!
Great work as per usual, Mason. :-*
Having now broken my Strange Aeons duck I can confirm that the teddy-wielding loon is no pushover! She managed to take out my character, two agents and a civilian, as well as surviving six shots at close range from a Tommy gun. She'll be getting a wide birth in future - her and her teddy bear! Those flippin' button eyes hurt...
I am in the process of painting up my men and women from M.O.O.S(E). Expect Messrs Werther-Minte, Hunt and Enfield to appear on these pages soon, as well as Ms. Lingus and Rage.
Blimey, you're cranking these out at a prodigious rate, eh? Very nice stuff, sir!
Yea, I am still in a spin from the weekend and looking forward to getting back to painting.
Love the hunter looks great! I got my Reaper shipment the other day, now I have to get a few bases.....
Very nice mini and the paint job is awesome. You have a really great team now. How many characters does it count at the moment?
Wow man you're on a roll! Keep it up its all very lovely!
Thanks, Mister Rab!
I am being quite prolific at the moment, I am surprising myself.
I may be posting them at the rate of, approximately, one a day, but I am painting them in batches of five or so.
Thanks, styx!
Looking forward to seeing your next posts.
What can we look forward to?
Armed with either a Bolt-action Rifle or his trusty Elephant Gun, he is ready for when the bigger nasties appear!
Miss Lingus. ;) lol
Here are the boys and Girls of M.O.O.S.(E) as represented on my tabletop...
Ok so, with this great backgroud we now want to see pictures. :D (specially Miss Lingus)
Ok so, with this great backgroud we now want to see pictures. :D (specially Miss Lingus)
I laughed as I read each name but that one stood out above the rest. Very funny. lol
She's the cat's pajamas...or something cat related. VERY WELL DONE!
I like the flapper gal...still smoking even as a zombie. lol
Nice. :-* I really like that line of zombie miniatures.
Great stuff as usual.Thanks, necrocannibal!
Great story & oh-so-atmospheric photos...of course the character names make the story line come alive. VERY WELL DONE!
Wonderful stuff. :-*
Your Mordheim terrain looks great and does not look at all out of place here.
I noticed the B&W earlier but didn't have time to PM you, I don't usually do posts to embarass people so I was going to let you know later if you didn't catch it.
Yeah, Bert. Where are they?
Come on, mate. No excuses.
Pull yer finger out!
;)
I laughed as I read each name but that one stood out above the rest. Very funny. lol
My contribution to styx Strange Aeons AAR contest.
Posting here in colour.
The Mission played was Rescue the Innocents.
I am at somewhat of a disadvantage without a camera or computer at home, alas :'(. Unless you are volunteering your formidable skills Mr M...?
:D
Great AAR Mason! :D
Sounded like a superb game, and very funny tale. I wonder how apt Miss Inn-Dowt's name would remain with her indebted to her dashing rescuers...
Bert
Bring them with you next time you pop around here, mate.
I will get my Missus to take some piccies for you.
You are a true gent, mate, ta! Should have all of them done by the time I am next round yours.
Great idea. :-*
Crap, now I need some asylum guards. >:(
Nice! Where did the staff come from?Thanks, styx!
Looks fun! Where do those harbour pieces come from?
That is four new initiates already!
How many more can I gather.....?
D'oh! I enjoyed following that thread as well ::) Thanks.
Nice little compact game. The scenery really works well 8) 8)
Well, looking at society arounds us there are plenty of vic... willing participants lol
Once again mason you have introduced me to another game which I thought was fantastic! Simple to play and easy to pick up. I enjoyed my 1st two games emmencely and am already in the process of putting my team together. Im going for the copplestone gangster range and also some from artisan designs.
My squad are known as Murphys Law, M.O.O.S.E. special branch, Irish division.
Cant wait till the next game. Mowing down cultists with Tommy Guns.....what a way to spend an afternoon! :D :D
Nice pictures and write up Mason. :-*
You have captured the look of an English version of Innsmouth quite well. :D
Great stuff!
You could call the Irish branch... D.R.U.N.K.S.
Dublin
Regional
UNited
Kingdom
Section
I really love your sceneries. Did you make all your buildings yourself?
The intact buildings are from a company called PMC on EBay, I don't know anyone who doesn't own several of their cheap and useful products!
The intact buildings are from a company called PMC on EBay, I don't know anyone who doesn't own several of their cheap and useful products!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/pmc.games/m.html?item=280866876336&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562
Very nice products and really cheap indeed. I'll probably consider to order some of them soon. ;D
Wow, looking great...I love the building with the junk/ ruined wall and I love the docks. I've seen the PMC buildings in real life when playing a game of SA with Malebolgia...they look very good for such cheap buildings, some might need a small repaint to break the monotony of the beige and brown colors or some added grass, Poison Ivy or other plants like that.!
Great looking figure!
Chastity does have that sadder-but-wiser look to her with a touch psychopath for character. VERY NICELY DONE addition!
I love the Society acronyms. How about the Scottish Occult Theorists Society (S.O.T.S.) or the Welsh Investigators of New Occult (W.I.N.O.)?
My squad are known as Murphys Law,.
Love the female character, great sculpt and great painting!
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Murphys_law_1986.jpg)
I agree with that one , Anatoli!
I think she looks fantastic as a rather 'disturbed' individual.
lol
I think Sod's Law may be more apt!
::)
Thanks mate!
Thanks mate!
Wow, can't wait to see the Lurker Gallery!
The Prof is concerned that you will break the LAF Pun-ometer if you carry on................... You have been warned! :o
A fine body of men, women and others!
Only thing is, doesn't Sir Tunley-Gay need a Christian Name (as it would have been called then)? By the 20th century, a knight or baronet called John Smith would have been Sir John, or Sir John Smith, but never Sir Smith.
Or maybe "Tunley-Gay" is his Christian Name; in which case, what's his surname? lol
Really nice collection. Where do the two last French men come from? I like the pose of the minies.
That is a FINE cast of characters...SPLENDID brushwork & basing. The good Captain Larjun-Portly narrowly edges out the competition as a favorite. As always, VERY WELL DONE!
The ministry is looking fantastic mate, minis are full of character and the names just get better and better.
You could introduce a Scottish member and call him Scot Strap!
;D
OOH! COOL RATS! They're lovely...for rats that is. GREAT brushwork & basing...VERY WELL DONE!
I've done up some Wyrd Rats recently; I noticed a need to scratch as I waited for the spray finish to dry.
Cool rats Mason! :-*
I also appreciate the who's who gallery of your M.O.O.S.E. agents.
They look even better grouped together and I love the creative names! lol
lol
I think Sod's Law may be more apt!
::)
Try living in Florida, we have great primer weather for only a few months after that it goes to sub-tropical humid and hot or wet making primer work impossible.
That's really cracked me up! :D :D :D
Great looking figure!
Wow nice! Is that the tengu zombie?
Looking good, keep up the good work...Tengu Models have some great miniatures, must get me some more soon. After the gore is added (sparingly?), these will look great. Also there's nothing wrong with your pictures, these are quite sharp. Not coming even close to the worst pictures I've ever seen of miniatures (extremely fuzzy, dark phone pictures...*shudder*)...maybe you could adjust the lighting a bit, they seem a bit overexposed.
I agree with Necrocanibal - you do over expose yourself Mason; I don't think the Womens' Institute are talking to you after that incident with the vicar's cat and the teapot...
;D
(Y'see, it really doesn't take much to make me laugh ;))
Loving the zombies, need to collect some myself for SA, but wondering which route to go. Hmmmm.
I agree with Necrocanibal - you do over expose yourself Mason; I don't think the Womens' Institute are talking to you after that incident with the vicar's cat and the teapot...
;D
(Y'see, it really doesn't take much to make me laugh ;)).
Loving the zombies, need to collect some myself for SA, but wondering which route to go. Hmmmm.
Bert
Bert just means you over expose yourself to art....like this....
On the other hand, you have got me thinking- Flashing Zombie!
Tengu do a nice naked zombie that could work well for the base model for this conversion idea!
Bert just means you over expose yourself to art....like this....
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g7IQUpT7Nr8/TDPWjccAlEI/AAAAAAAABbU/13nDlNt_s5c/s1600/Expose-Yourself-to-Art-Posters.jpg)
You are a sick man. ;D
Seriously though, nice zombies. :-*
Uncanny likeness! lol
Uncanny likeness! lol
Thanks, aggro!
Maybe that would be going too far... ::)
Certainly not worth going to that much effort for a humble zombie, either.
(Might have gotten a few laughs, though!)
Verry funny, Bertie!
Right, well thats the Zombies out of the way.
Now for something a little different.
A Hybrid in tattered Greatcoat.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/zombies2006.jpg)
A lovely little sculpt from em4.
It should have looked much better, but this is one of the figures that I had so much trouble with due to the heat.
The paint kept drying really quick and has therefore received too many coats attempting to save it.
It is ok, but the sculpt deserves better.
One of a few Hybrids that I have. I painted his 'Daddy' at the same time.
I will post him later...
VERY COOL-BUT-CREEPY STUFF! The Zombies look FANTASTIC; love the Flapper...it's nice to see an Undead Girl who take pride in her appearance. The Trench Coat Fiend is a very sinister looking Fellow indeed. VERY WELL DONE!
I like very much this figure. It's one of the minies I will certainly purchase with the voucher I won with the contest.
that is the Interpol surveillance photo.... ;)
Great sculpt, I wish he was a tad bigger but oh well...he's a little one!
All looking great as ever. Keep em coming!
I also have the small trenchcoat dude and it indeed is a very nice model, lovely paint job btw!
damm i am jaelous. :o
Oh yeah! It sounds great. I hope you will post some AAR or at least a general report of the campaign.
Great theme there!
Thanks, styx!
I am still not sure about his name, White Mask.
I am open to suggestions for an alternative.
Any ideas, anyone?
The Silver Skull
Dr Death
Leprous Larry...
The Laughing Skull
Creepin' Death.
No, The Grinning Rictus is a very nice name. Nice model and PJ too.
It is a nice, suitable large sized model from one of the 'Clix ranges, not sure which one.
looks quite menacing the way he is right now...good job. TCR is great stuff, hope you get it soon...over here we have a hobby shop that carries the stuff, so I don't have to either travel or buy it online.
Looks like Solomon Grundy - and looks good.
IT LIVES...more or less! VERY COOL & CREEPY Creation; it's probably the knobby club, but he looks Irish to moi. I like the classic, basic black suit. VERY WELL DONE!
I'm working on West Winds Failed Experiments right now; this must be another "Great Minds" instance...or not.
Great new additions!! Very nice work as always. I´m very happy that you have got now a good group for playing SA.
Wow! Don't want to meet him in a dark street at night. I'm always surprised by the quality of the clix models with a good paint job like you did on this one. Very nice addition. I have to begin a lurker team soon!
Wow that shambler is awesome! Great idea and execution on the scenery moss stuff!!!
Great work there! I was thinking of adding some stuff to my Shambler also to give him more of that organic look.
I already liked the something disturbing look of this miniature but with your additions it becomes definitely creepy. And I love that.
Love what you have done with the miniature. It´s disgusting and kind of cute at the same time.
I have the RAFM shambler models from their Call of Cthulhu line too! I think it's a great model, but would never have thought of adding the extra details like you've done. Nice customization.
Shambler is looking great mate, coupled with your use of the underbrush for added detail and character brings him up a treat. Its the details like that that make a mini into a character rather than just a "figure"!
Great stuff as usual mate.
P.s. Hurry with the game report. Cant wait to hear how the campaign is going to pan out and also to get a sneak preveiw of what "Murphys Law" will be coming up against!
Phew! It looked a little sticky for a moment for the brave Agency chaps, but yon fezzed chappie is a dangerous man to get in the way of!
Thanks, einarolafson!
That did make me laugh!
Cute???
lol, those sad eyes...
Anyway, great AAR. The scenery is fantastic, I´m sure that your friends are very happy with that kind of table!!
Great AAR and table! What is the base of the table done with?
Another great AAR! The sceneries, the minies and the quality of the pictures, everything makes you diving in the heart of the action. It's always a great pleasure to read your reports!
The Forces of Truth, Justice, & the British Way have triumphed once more...that will teach the Miserable Ouija Board Loving Scum. COOL BATTLE REPORT & PHOTOS...all you need now is a mini that resembles Clive Barker.
Oh yes please do, I could really use a sweet dose of Mordheim :-*
Stirling effort as usual, Mason! Really enjoyed acting as lurker in this one - was looking good till that ol' sword made an appearance! Was pleased for Marko though, not nice to get a beasting first time out!
Really looking forward to the start of this campaign. ;)
I like him!! I hope that your agents can avoid him in combat!! lol
Love the evil midget! Who makes him?
Wow! Love the colours on the tiny cultist! :-* I have the same 2 sets with cultists from Pulp Figures, and he's my favorite mini of those sets. Great job Mason! :)
I want to order that same pack for my birthday! Great work on the little guy!
You've got to watch out for the Short Evil-Doers, they're all nasty little bastards with a chip on their shoulders. COOL MINI & VERY WELL DONE!
Summoning the Shambler or Giant Vermin seems appropriate.
Nice updates Mason. :-*
I like the druid. I considered using some fantasy figures as witches / cultists myself. Good idea.
I just painted the short cultist myself no to long ago. Yours looks great.
I loved the bat rep from the 5th as well.
Great stuff!
Great work! I was looking at the Witch set that Foundry sells.
You have done a very good job in that miniature.
O some Tcho-tcho peolple!!
Yea, the crazy librarian with the tentacles around her legs is going into my Library themed Lurker batch.
Yea, the crazy librarian with the tentacles around her legs is going into my Library themed Lurker batch.
You need the Book Golem, too................
(http://blackcatbases.com/bmz_cache/6/6367a73bd0e3e519b39c5e98a35de98d.image.225x300.JPG)
Back to the painting.
The latest of the Lurkers to be added is another refugee from my Mordheim collection, with a slight repaint and a new base to match the rest of the SA stuff.
The Druid.
He reminds me of Matt Dillon in Singles! Good paint job though, Mason! As for the midget, won't be the first time I've been laid low by the purple hooded dwarf...
:o
Bert
Midgets can be mean little bastards. lol
He reminds me of Matt Dillon in Singles! Good paint job though, Mason! As for the midget, won't be the first time I've been laid low by the purple hooded dwarf...
:o
Bert
Midgets can be mean little bastards. lol
The Shaman is REALLY COOL & incharacter for the game. WELL DONE!
AND you NEED the Book Golem...resistance is futile.
Its because of the short temper.
Great painting (sorry, haven't posted for a bit)!!! Wonderful photos and game report. Man! you have done it again :-* :-* :-*
Cool bat rep Mason! :-*
I hate to sound like a broken record, but some color photos would be nice as well. :D
Hi Mason! Lovely stuff as usuall! Keep 'em coming!!!
Mason - excellent stuff as per, mate. Really looking forward to this evening's intrigue :D
Looks like that guy is doing more than looking at the tree with how his hand is! :o
Great!! We should think about prepare a Strange Aeons World Campaign now ;D
Thanks for the color photos Mason. They look great. :-*
I'm really jealous of your terrain collection. ;D
What Muttonchops did you get?
Cheers, mate!
Hoped that you enjoyed the proceedings!
Enjoyed watching Bullock and Gav's game, highly entertaining.
The blasphemous construct made my game....interesting :?...
I stay away from internet 4 days because of work and look! When I come back, there is plenty of new photos and AAR. I 'll spend my whole week end to read and watching pictures. And my paint work doesn't advance at all... The campaign looks great. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Nice additions!! Looking forward to seeing them in action!!
Beautiful models! Who made them?
OOOH! COOL WHEELS! My first car was an ancient MGT; SO, although more vintage than that, these have a personal appeal to moi. Your Agents have some pretty classy transportation.
Hi Mason... I just scored some rides myself... Question: are you going to base them? And if so on what? I'm thinking to mount them on a cd sized piece of cork but i'm really not sure whether its a good idea or not...
Great AAR, Thank you and good to see your agents ready for Promotion..
Great Bat Rep Mason. :-*
I'd love to play on a gaming board that nice.
Very good AAR. The man in great coat is really frightening. What a great addition to your lurker team!
Fantastic! Beautiful figs, terrain and photos!
Cheers,
As I said in my PM, absolutely wonderful thread, with great figures and scenery, along with a very fertile imagination. what do you use for your aged B/W photo's.
Thanks Mason for anorher enjoyable afternoon S/A style and yes, agents wielding tesla weapons does have a huge appeal to me. :)
Thats 4 wins in 4 now for Murphys Law!
How long will the luck hold out! Hopfully long enough to get to 10 wins and start employing the tactic I will name "The Tesla Takeout" :D
YET ANOTHER Cinematic Gem...I get popcorn cravings whenever I visit your thread. WELL DONE Mr. DeMille!
Great report there! I enjoyed it!
There will not be any gaming for our group this week, as most of us seem to have contracted some kind of contagion, to one degree or another.
Bearing that in mind, I had better post a few pictures instead.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/werewolfetc003-1.jpg)
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/werewolfetc005-1.jpg)
Another decent pair Mason, and the werewolf ain't bad either...
:o
I wouldn't like to meet Miss Payne in a dark alley - I can't afford her on these wages...
Very nice paint jobs agaon sir.
Hopefully we'll all have recovered enough to fight the forces of darkness and Miss Whiplash of Croydon by next week! ;D
The Werewolf could double as a good degenerate wearing a wolf head.
Hopefully we'll all have recovered enough to fight the forces of darkness and Miss Whiplash of Croydon by next week! ;D
More good works!! I love the werewolf.
She may rent the werewolf to you at a reasonable price! ;)
I love those Project X miniatures. :-*
They look great!
Good idea incorporating WWWII elements.
Very cool.
She may rent the werewolf to you at a reasonable price! ;)
I didn´t realize that you have done a index in the first post. I should do that because there are a lot of pictures on my thread too. By the way, congratulation!! You have reached 10.000 visits!! :o :o
Aroooooooooooooooooooooooo! ;)
Silver bullets on standby.
Love the kitty!
Sounds like an intriguing scenario, Mason - let me at it!
Nice! THey are all lovely but the cat is extra nice... luverly paintjob bro!!!
how do those project x ones size up, i was always under the impression they were larger ?
Got you a new recruit...
http://www.miniature-giant.com/col-edward-titchener-british-officer-oop-Reaper-sku-50006-c-839-p-1-pr-11546.html
Too English to say no to! Plus he has a sword and pistol!!!!
I like that werecat!!
It may be the "Great Minds" thing or a spooky coincidence, but this morning I felt a "need" to start on my West Wind Cat Creatures (insert B Horror Movie theme music here). At any rate. the Feline Fiend is really cool & painted up GREAT!
AND the Banshees are equally fine creations. VERY WELL DONE!
Wow , great banshees....nothing scarier than an undead pissed off ginger woman
But If you have no soul... how do you become a ghost? ;D
nice and creepy additions!!
I have the third one of that set and been thinking of stealing her from my VC army...it is the one in the dress with open arms.
Great work!
Love the banshees. :-*
Of course they are both redheads. lol
Nice addition to your lurkers. They look old and terrifying. Now you need sceneries inspired from this:
http://www.google.fr/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=newgrange&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&hl=fr&sa=X&oi=image_result_group (http://www.google.fr/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=newgrange&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&hl=fr&sa=X&oi=image_result_group)
Brilliant! Can't wait to see your crazy maniac! Also, 'official' Chainsaw rules are finished and being playtested for inclusion in Kulten.I need to get one Hybrid with chainsaw then!!
Brilliant! Can't wait to see your crazy maniac! Also, 'official' Chainsaw rules are finished and being playtested for inclusion in Kulten.
Nice tutorial, Thanks.
I need to get one Hybrid with chainsaw then!!
Dr Dixwith-Naytcher
::) lol lol
I hear the new guy with the chainsaw is a real cut up!
Great work! I plan to get the Black Cat Bases cultist with a chainsaw. Almost got him last order.
There is something truly horrifying about a chainsaw...for moi, it has something to do with a total lack of skills with most power tools The mini is cool in a grotesque sort of way. Your brushwork & basing have produced yet another outstanding creation. VERY WELL DONE!
You have done a good job there and the miniature is disturbing!!
Back with a chainsaw-wielding Maniac tomorrow!
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/bansheesetc002-1.jpg)
There is something truly horrifying about a chainsaw...for moi, it has something to do with a total lack of skills with most power tools The mini is cool in a grotesque sort of way. Your brushwork & basing have produced yet another outstanding creation. VERY WELL DONE!
A chainsaw-wielding maniac might actually be an improvement over Bullock - likely to cause less destruction to your gaming table, anyway! :D
That model would be perfect for one of the Necromunda special characters!
Love the new hires! Great work!
I love your new agents, specially the veteran that brings a kind of exotism to your team. And the chainsaw maniac is absolutely scary. Can't wait to see what he can do in game.
I love your new additions, very nice paintjobs...I especially love the Chainsaw Maniac!
I just love maniacs wielding chainsaws...well, I just love chainsaws, they're great! I love movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Evil Dead, Phantasm 2 etc. that feature chainsaws. I'm going to watch Pieces tonight...a Spanish horror movie about a maniac that cuts up people to make a human jigsaw.
Very nice painting!! And of course very well done lolbasing ;)
I specially like the bagman.
Yet more luvverly minis for the collection, Mason - really like the look and concept of those rocket Ronnies! I can see them working well as slightly tougher lurkers - were you thinking armour and such like?
Great work on the rocket guys!
I like all the new additions, but the Rocket Guys are UBERCOOL! VERY WELL DONE one & all!
Great squad there. Who knows what's behind the mask?...
I'm really enjoying the Pulp elements you are including in this project.
The rocket trooper look great. :-*
I managed to finish three figures the other day, two of which had been causing me a fair bit of grief.
I finally got around to finishing them, I think that I had the painters equivalent of 'writer's block', a concept that I am pretty sure I am not alone in experiencing.
I thought that they were just going to have to be stripped and start again, but got there eventually.
That´s happends to me a lot!! But some days (or years :o ;D :'() on the table and you´ll see them again as possible finished miniatures!!
By the way, I like a lot those rocket troops!! I arrive late for buying from you those on the Bazar :'(. I have three of them but flying.
That's awesome, did you mod the figure or is that how he comes?
Don't worry too much about it. This is a very good mini, very well painted. In fact, I find it much more frightening than a completely dressed cultist because it suggests that a regular guy, dressed like anybody else, can be a fanatic devoted to the dark gods. So very good job here!I think the same. You can´t trust in people!!
Cool mini. :-*
I've seen him before, but never thought of him as half dressed. lol
I guess he was running late to the sacrifice. ;D
Don't worry too much about it. This is a very good mini, very well painted. In fact, I find it much more frightening than a completely dressed cultist because it suggests that a regular guy, dressed like anybody else, can be a fanatic devoted to the dark gods. So very good job here!
Great work there, excellent detail on the tie and such!
great work on the half-dressed cultist! And im enjoying the thread.
Im going to order that set also, the 2 guys in hoods are going to be henchmen hired by my cult, and the female (Miss X) is going to be a rogue agent with the cult.
Great!! I love this kind of cultists a lot.
I think the same. You can´t trust in people!!
I sense he wants "1 Million dollars!" *places pinky by his mouth*
Great work! Looks like Kingpin from Spiderman!
My candidate for the original:
(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz62/SteveFlanaganUK/2012%20-%2007%20-%20July/masterspy.jpg)
Masterspy from Supercar.
Name is great by the way......Hugh Jarse...Brilliant!!
He reminds moi of Dr. No or Goldfinger...I never can quite remember who's who in that duo of evil. That aside he is a cool mini & VERY WELL DONE!
Both mini's came out well mate.
Two more additions to aid the sinister mad scientist!
Name is great by the way......Hugh Jarse...Brilliant!!
For me, he has definately got overtones of "The Kingpin"
Sterling work mate.....as always. Cant wait to see what your next addition will be!
Back in the late 1970s, Posy Simmond's comic strip in The Guardian, "Mrs Weber's Diary", featured a punk band called Hugh Janus and the Dropouts.
Love this big guy. It has a lot of potential. A very nice figure.
Looking forward to meeting Dr Jarse when next we play, Mason.
Incidentally, when are we next playing? :D
Even Gav sez he's painted his agents! 8) I am assuming he meant for SA, and this wasn't some sordid double meaning I'd rather not ponder too closely...
"Have you painted yer agents mate?"
"Yeah, 'fraid so - third time this week - off to see the doctor about it tomorrow; would've gone sooner but they only had an appointment with that rather foxy female doctor, Dr Gloria Stitts, and she always makes me paint me agents too..."
As usual you've painted up some very nice models...keep up the good work.
Great looking zombie lineup!
:o Beautiful collection of zombies. The different sizes don't shock me at all. They add some variety and at the end more "realism". Great work!
This is becoming a cracking collection of figures :-*
Any chance of a family photo :D
Zombies look cracking!
All you need now is to paint a mini in the form of the late, great Mr Jackson and you got yourself a "THRILLER" of a music video!!
:D :D
Time for the last figure that I managed to finish recently.
Another 'Clix repaint, from their D&D range, cannot remember its name....
Going Ape!
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/kingpin011.jpg)
I like the zombie group shot. :-*
You've made good use of the DnD mini as well. :D
Just perfect for SA! I like it a lot ;)
The "zombie team" is fantastic. I like a lot the agressive look of that ape, very nice.
Cool an Armored Monkey from Hell! There's something endearing about the Fuzzy One's expression that negates any aspect of horror about him; despite that VERY WELL DONE!
Thanks, Bert!
We will see if you think the same way once you have faced the angry ape!
Apocalypse 1929?
I am intrigued Sir. :D
Bring it on! I'll happily spank yer monkey...
:D
D'ya think we'll be able to get a date in for a night of SA soon? I am NOT nagging - just keen, Sir Tunly-Gaye, that's all! 8)
Got some 'Workshop goodies for ya when next we meet, too...
The hospital staff are looking good Mason! Another fine, fine effort mate - you are a painting machine, sir. Or a panting machine, not sure which...
I have a crypt horror with your name on it
Yea, great group shot there!
Oh, I really like everything here but I particularly like the hospital staff. I have a hospital kit and maniac in the wings as another project this fall, so thanks for the inspiration!
Also, that gorilla is awesome. I may have to get him, the armored gauntlets are just the right touch for SA.
Wow! Wonderful group shot there. I think you instantly feel better when someone wants to send you there for treatment lol.
How in the world can you paint so well, so fast?! I'm impressed, envious and annoyed at my own snail-like pace, all at the same time!
Something is wrong with that hospital, but I just can't put my finger on exactly what's wrong...oh wait, the staff are all lunatics!
Fantastic family photograph!
Groovy group shot mate 8) Thanks :)
cheers
James
The Medical Staff/Nut House Crew are probably the scariest things you've yet come up with; i.e., they brought this to mind:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2a/Snakepit1948_62862n.jpg/220px-Snakepit1948_62862n.jpg)
...one of those Nightmare inducing movies from my boyhood. Other than that VERY WELL DONE!
I love the group shot of your hospital staff. :-*
They look very formidable.
Apocalypse 1929 sounds really cool! :D
On a side note, DeafNala, yes the Snake Pit is a classic. Great movie.
I have another dozen or so Cultists and am torn between adding to the numbers of this one or starting another.
Bearing in mind the Kulten expansion is due out soon, I may well start another for variety.
Anyone have any thoughts on the two options?
There are quite a few members of this particular Cult now.
I have another dozen or so Cultists and am torn between adding to the numbers of this one or starting another.
Bearing in mind the Kulten expansion is due out soon, I may well start another for variety.
Anyone have any thoughts on the two options?
Do another one :D You know you want to :D
Great group photo of the cultists 8)
The cult group shot looks lovely as well. :-*
I think cult membership should be closed. Their ranks look pretty swollen. :D
Time to start a new cult!
I'd agree about starting a new one. Eight to ten members is easily enough for a decent VUK list, because at around that point you'd want to start adding tougher creatures to the congregation. At least that'd be my recommendation after playing a few games.
I especially love the shambler! Looks like the Scream killer in a fur coat; pimp my psycho! Nice work though. ;)
VERY COOL STUFF! The druid & his Furry Friends are a FANTASTIC Crew especially the Rats...they look like they'd put off the Werecat's appetite for rodents. I like what you've done with the bases. VERY WELL DONE!
I belatedly vote for a new group of Cultists. It sets up the possibility of a rivalry or a tenuous alliance...plus it would give you a break from the purple.
Sweet! i love the themed photos, I may have to start that!
Love the call of the wild figures.
Great figures.
These are very nice!
May I ask where are those rats from?
Very, very cool. :-*
Great use of a variety of miniatures. :D
Very "Dreams in the Witch House".
Nice to see a family that still dines together.
Could that be the grave of the late R. MacDonald?
COOL PHOTO!
Great figures, love the photo.
Who gets to eat first? :P
The ghouls look great. Very creepy. :-*
They remind me of the Martense clan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lurking_Fear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lurking_Fear)
Again, four days away and, once back, too many wonderful pictures to look. Your cult is very impressive. You have a nice little army there. The ghouls are absolutely terrifying and the picture is very atmospheric. I love your graveyard. But I think my preference goes to the druid and his friends. I find them terribly scary, maybe because they make the link between the first picture where there are only humans and the last where there are only monsters. Thinking that a gap could exist between the man and the monster is something very frightening. I love that. You have a great collection :-*.
Wow! Great stuff there!
I love Group Photos & this is no exception...VERY WELL DONE!
So many great miniatures that sometimes I miss how awesome your scenery is too. Great stuff all around.
Brilliant! Especially love the cars!
The group shot looks great. :-*
The weathering effect on the vans is also very spiffy.
Great job! :D
Excellent work on these minis!
Just got back from a very long holiday in Italy and could easily be more than a little depressed to swap the hot sun for rainy, cold, windy Blighty.
But, but, but - what saves the day is that I've got twelve pages of this wonderful topic to catch up on. Marvelous.
Mason, you've saved me from entering a very dark place (should that be re-phrased...?). The four bottles of gin at €5.00 each have helped as well.... :D
Doug
The Thames Valley Division, led by Aubrey Werther-Minte
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/berts003-1.jpg)
I will let Bert identify them in the line-up, as I keep mixing them up
These are great, you guys.
Great stuff! I have to get more female figs for my team.
VERY WELL DONE, Bert! Regina & Betty seem to be the heavy weapons team in the Crew.
Nice work, continue on good man.
Yep, well done, Bert!
A great-looking team.
I like the choice of colours, goes to prove that not everyone was grey in '20's Britain!
I like the way that the Black Pyramid fella adds a little height to the band of Copplestone's without seeming out of scale.
Nice work!
Aw crap, I'm beginning to get jealous again of your buildings...they still look awesome!
Wow - did you scratch-build all of that terrain?!
You are, presumably, working on suitable names like Teara Bolokov, Villu Bugarov, etc........ lol
OOH! VERY COOL MINIS! The Russian Ladies & Lad painted up wonderfully...I love the Babe with the cigar. VERY WELL DONE, as always!
The possibilities for plot options & bad puns are endless.
Very cool stuff!
Do you know about these?
http://www.pulpfigures.com/catcode.php?range=Personalities&code=PHP&number=17&custID=160131102241343045260
The one makes a great sword user and the other has a falcon...plus lots of pistols.
Todays update is the Russian Team.
They were purchased painted and simply rebased to match the other models in my SA collection.
There are a couple of things I would like to work on, but they are fine to go straight into action.
Yea, the sword the the falcon figs would be neat to add in, hard to find a period figure that has a sword..
Love the Russian minis! Maybe they can investigate the Tungusta region... :)
Bet you're 'Russian' to get a game in with them, Mason :D.
A nice collection, again. Methinks you are gonna hafta start getting some games in as a player as well as a GM ;).
To be honest, mate, I really do not mind playing the Lurkers.
As you know, life is tough as the Lurkers, but can be just as rewarding giving the Good Guys a tough time.
The other side of the coin is that I am really enjoying putting the collection together, so playing is really a bonus, Lurker or not!
:D
I have missed the last group pictures. Fantastic job!! :-* :-*
Again! Too much post and no time to answer! So following the order: I love the picnic party of the M.O.O.S.E. Very nice group shot and teh vehicules are great. I definitely have to add some to my team.
The board is awesome! The ruins and the graveyard are terrific and very atmospheric. Can't wait to read an AAR using it! :-*.
And now the Russians. I just need them. :o. Not specially for SA, but for any pulp era game. This range of minies is a must have. And your paint work on them is really beautiful. :-*. Can't wait to see what's coming next.
Thanks, einarolafson!
Where have you been hiding?
I was beginning to wonder if you had been kidnapped!
I have been reading the posts and lurking. I´m all the day painting so sometimes I just stop painting for me and when I feel that the stars are right I start posting again!! ;) lol
As you can see, the model on the right in the second picture needs a little work.
She is obviously meant to be a standard bearer or similar, so I will have to add something to be carried in her hand.
I have Aubrey's own jounal account of events last night, which I'll post once the AAR is up - don't wanna give away any of your fine report, Mr Mason! No hurry though mate, I know you are a man who is busy with paint brush and all that ;)...
Good start Mason! Lovely clear pics as well :D.
She could be holding a bottle of vodka, you know, of the molotov variety lol
How much info about their opponents do you give your M.O.O.S.(E) player(s) in advance of the game start...?
Doug
Love your AAR, looking forward to seeing the second part!!
More!
Thanks for the reply Mason - I thought it was something like; it's similar to how I would do it. But what about the actual opponenets they are about to meet? How much do the players know? Do they know what type of monster/cultist etc they will be facing? Can they just look up in the rules what the details of their opponents abilities are? Or do they have to figure these things our as the scenario progresses?
Doug
Sounds like a great balance between playability and surprise - I like the way you're handling it and I'm enjoying the campaign, even if only vicariously.
Doug
Lovely stuff Mason. Fantastic. :-*
I've been using objectives in all of my games lately.
They really add a lot of tactical decisions to a game.
2' x 2' table....?
Doug
Thanks!! I have enjoyed reading it a lot.
Very nice Mason. I really enjoyed the miniatures the terrain and the write up. :-*
The photos came out very well. Much better than mine. :D
Very good AAR Mason! ;) Summed up the action a treat; a great game of SA I must say. Really thought my goose was cooked with so many casyualties; got away lightly with that one methinks :P. I shall have to refer to 'myself' as Aubrey 'Fiddy Cent' Werther-Minte now - 'been hit with a shiv now I walk with a limp' lol. Herewith an extract from the diary of the man himself:
Really? Did you have to bring guns to a graveyard? Oh wait, that is usually where the trouble is!
Brill photo Mason - very respectful interment for Phil (didn't he have a close Scottish friend - Ben Doon...?)
Doug
Really? Did you have to bring guns to a graveyard? Oh wait, that is usually where the trouble is!
Godspeed Philip McCaverty.
Nice photo Mason. :-*
After what those agents have been through, Yes, they most definitely bring guns to a graveyard. :D
Looks like father was forced to conduct the ceremony! :D
Thats a thread full of inspiration, great work!
Always cracking work Mason,love how the whole thing comes together and your brushwork :-* :-* :-*
This last miniature is very impressive and agressive too :o :o!! I like it!!
Never trust a Clergyman with an automatic weapon...shows a certain lack of faith. Other than that, the Padre is a cool mini...nicely painted & based. VERY WELL DONE!
COOL! In a moment of weakness, I also picked up that not-so-mini mini; I used the excuse that I could use it as a model for my own robot beasties...excuses are such essential things for a mini addict. The Tin Man painter up WONDERFULLY!
Great stuff! I love the clockwork Jeeves!
Very nice miniature, I like the whole idea a lot!!
That Clockwork Construct model keeps mocking me because I don't own him yet!
You did a nice job painting him up Mason. :-*
Your Priest and "not Kingpin" look very nice as well.
Really? Did you have to bring guns to a graveyard? Oh wait, that is usually where the trouble is!
Godspeed Philip McCaverty.
The appearance of Father de Betta at the Graveside conducting the ceremony of his good friend Phil may well have prompted the good man to join the Ministry, as Bert took a liking to the fella so much that he has now given him a permanent home.
I am pretty confident that he will be joining the Thames Valley Division as a full-time recruit pretty soon.
I acquired him from Tym, who was selling a few figures on the Bazar a couple of weeks ago.
He had a comrade from the Church with him who will be joining the team at M.O.O.S.(E) Headquarters, providing spiritual guidance and extra firepower in the form of his father's trusty service rifle, although I have a feeling he may feel better equipped with a Tommy-gun!.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/jerryrobbieandbirdie004-1.jpg)
This time it is another addition to the Russian team, again by Majorsmith.
A great paintjob, yet again, I just could not resist.
I see him as grizzled veteran acting as the main advisor to the team leader.
Hope you like him...
lol
Tristran de Twatt
COOL ADDITIONS! The Russian in Red is a beautifully painted piece. Tristan, to steal a line from Terry Pratchett, looks to be "gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide"...but very nicely painted also. All in all, VERY WELL DONE!
lol
That's the old Citadel Jerry Cornelius, isn't it? Nice. I'm enjoying the increasingly autumnal bases too.
lol lol and if he is looking for troublers is going to find them!!
I really thought he was holding a hairdryer, which actually... seems ok. lol
I have been asked why Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen would be holding an electric drill?
::)
Tristran de Twatt is armed with an experimental Tesla weapon and has been known to cause much destruction with it.
He is as famous for his interior design skills as he is for having the ability to make others want to slap him.....friends and enemies alike!
Hope you like him.....or not.
Awesome. Roll with it my friend.
Yes! Llewelyn-Bowen - spot on! :D
Also like the model, which fits perfectly with the concept as I see it - a former agent who helped himself to a Tesla weapon and has gone on the lamb? I look forward to meeting him, and may even get some advice on how to renovate the front room...
I've always though of Llewelyn-Bowen as "de Twatt".....
Artizan right? They do nice stuff. I want some of their figs in the future.
Awesomesauce!
Nice work again Mason! Good pose on that mini, and she looks quite lethal with her popgun. Are we ever gonna see any of these fine upstanding members of the Ministry make an appearance on the table? ;) If ever you fancy a break from lurkin' just say the word...
She looks great! :-*
the lady with the mp40 is from warmacre, she is meant to be mary ure from where eagles dare
nice rebasing too mason!
Another lovely addition to the Team!!
:-* :-* Your team is a propper army now!!
VERY NICE ADDITIONS...the Lady with the submachine gun, & the Gentlemen just back from Darkest Wherever are fine pieces of miniature artistry. VERY WELL DONE!
Wow! Great stuff there!
I really dig the basing too. What kind of foliage are you using for them?
I think another team shot is in order ;D ;) 8)
The new Gentlemen on the Block are as cool as their Oh-So-Cool names would have one believe. GREAT WORK!
Good stuff!
I love the Captain; for a fairly unadorned mini, he has a lot of personality...there's more to the mini than meets the eye. Both the mini selection & brushwork are VERY WELL DONE.
Hugh is a cool mini despite looking like he should talk like Elmer Fudd...again nice brushwork & basing. VERY WELL DONE!
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/moosadandcivies016-1.jpg)
"Lorfty - shing, luvvly boy, shing!" :D
I LOVE the two of them. They are individually very cool & well painted minis, but in combination they are TERRIFIC. VERY WELL DONE!
You need a third one. Let me 'splain. I have/had three erstwhile friends, Kerry, Gary, & Larry, who went hunting every Fall. The Unger Brothers, Kerry & Gary, had serious vision problems & Larry was reality impaired. The image of them armed to the teeth wandering the woods of Upstate New York was akin to the more violent scenes from Texas Chainsaw Massacre...pretty frightening scenario.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/moosadandcivies022-1.jpg)
love the face on this figure, do you know who makes it? :)
That may be the coolest of the African Division Crew...which says a lot for the paint job. I agree with redzed; the face is very expressive. FINE WORK!
It's Peter Lorre! Now you need the Sidney Greenstreet guy.
The Maltese Falcon - now there's a film! I can see you are a man of nice judgement, Mr DeafNala...
:D
It's Peter Lorre! Now you need the Sidney Greenstreet guy.
The Maltese Falcon - now there's a film! I can see you are a man of nice judgement, Mr DeafNala...
:D
Casablanca is probably my favorite.
What another nice Mason thread (you like wot I like!!!)
Very nice miniatures as always!!! Great!! :-* :-*
Ooooooh!
Thanks, Bert...I do the illusion with mirrors. The Maltese Falcon & old classics like it were the general run of movies on television when I was a boy; ergo, I'm much more familiar with the 30s & 40s than anything more recent.
Did you know Messrs Greenstreet & Lorre did nine films together? Casablanca is probably my favorite.
'MR' DeafNala now, is it?!
The Cadets, in Colonial Dress.
They look crackin good! <been working on my British language>
They look crackin good! <been working on my British language>
If there's something which is trash or you don't like - you can call it 'pony'; short for the rhyming slang 'pony and trap'; I'll leave you to work out what trap rhymes with!
You learn something new every day on LAF. I've lived here (England) for 66 years and never heard that before. I've heard "pony" used in slang for a monetary value (£25.00?) but not the rhyming slang meaning before.
You learn something new every day on LAF. I've lived here (England) for 66 years and never heard that before. I've heard "pony" used in slang for a monetary value (£25.00?) but not the rhyming slang meaning before.
Doug
My friend is British born and Canadian raised, his wife claims she does not understand him...I just pointed out that he was born in a country with a desert called Spotted Dick....she just died laughing and he shook his head.
Styx, mate: Dont believe everything you hear.
A whole load of new rhyming slang rubbish has been made up in recent years.
For example: 'You're 'avin' a bubble' (you are having a bubble bath/laugh).
Nonsense 'cockney' made up by the younger generation.
But dont worry, me old china, you are not on your Jack Jones with that one, there are plenty of wannabe cockneys out there who aint got a Danny!
Have a look at this link for a good example of how much 'recently added' rhyming slang exists today;
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk
not much rhyming slang at all in fact - I suspect that it exists now solely in the minds of scriptwriters.
Styx, mate: Dont believe everything you hear.
A whole load of new rhyming slang rubbish has been made up in recent years.
Nonsense 'cockney' made up by the younger generation.
Aris used by my family too, but the best is syrup...
As an erstwhile Londoner I can confirmthe common usage of pony = c**p. But many more have entered common usage so that people don't know that they came from rhyming slang. Berk (generally used to mean idiot or something similar) actually derives from Berkshire Hunt, which rhymes with a very much more insulting word!
Tim
Berk (generally used to mean idiot or something similar) actually derives from Berkshire Hunt, which rhymes with a very much more insulting word!
I haven't checked in here for a while. More great stuff as usual. Out of curiosity...just how many figures do you have completed for Strange Aeons at this point?!
Da! Is good no? Excellent work comrade!
Wow, he rocks! I love him!
I have a couple of those that I re-based for my Zombie Plague game. I didn't realize how good the sculpt was...but with that paint job on it I do now!
Nicely done. I love a good zombie!!
Tho I can see his lips moving.
That is REALLY COOL...nicely painted & based also. I wonder if his lips move. At any rate, VERY WELL DONE!
Gottleeee Of Geerrrr! That is a great figure!!!
that is top drawer :-*
gottle of gear gottle opf gear lol
Love that miniature!!! Need oneee!!!
Todays offering, fresh from the basing box, is another Horrorclix zombie- The Impatient Patient.
There are 96 finished figures with 5 more on the painting table.
I did not realise that it was quite that many......
Is that a REALLY long cricket jumper he's wearing? :)
Like both the zombs, mate, good effort.
lol
The question is are you going to have a figure of a similar likeness to your goodself?
And people wonder why I avoid Doctors...VERY COOL & appropriately disgusting mini. VERY WELL DONE!
Only 95 more to go.
Wow, may have to keep an eye out for some Horroclix, I think a store near here has some loose and cheap.
Looked for Horroclix at one store I was at today, nada....
The attached remains of the Electric Chair are a cool touch. VERY NICELY DONE repaint...the unhealthy skin coloration looks TERRIFIC.
Some really nice updates Mason.
Good use of the Horrorclix minis.
Horrible! In a good way,cracking stuff as usual Mr M.
She's beautiful :-*. In a completely-horrible-sanity-defying-the-beast-must-die-bring-forth-the-30 cal.MG-and-dynamite kinda way of course!
What's that you say Mason - Monster Attack? Gav's agents? Oh no...
VERY COOL mini...she looks like something out of a really bad dream; the brushwork enhances the girl's horrific nature. VERY WELL DONE!
It's probably just moi, but she looks more like Tick Girl than Spider Lady.
How the Spider of Leng is amazing! Great work there!
Cool. I have that mini too. It has so many multi genre uses.
mate... what have I started :D....
50 pages and I have missed most of these posts. I will surely follow this from now on. Lovely painting / terrain etc. Did you have a blog?
Did you or someone make that case? Do you have instructions? I may be looking for that and mug my father to build me some! He does woodworking as a hobby.
wheres the shotgun wielding cultist from ? dont recognise that one !
Ho-leeee. What an awesome display! Oh and the cabinet is nice too.
VERY COOL...I love Group Portraits. It does, however, look like the Forces of Unpleasantness are somewhat out numbered by the Goody Two Shoes Types.
From the cultists the fella in the white shirt and only the cowell is my fave, tho it's not needed a few more of those type of "civies" cultist would look sweet.
From the hospital staff, I love the gorilla and the robot. Perhaps another robot or some enraged chimps to keep Kerchak company.... My 2p
Everything looks awesome tho! Top notch fella.
This stuff is all wonderful BTW :-* Loving the miniatures and the PJ. Thanks for sharing
That is an impressive number of miniatures...
Mike
Your Lurkers look great Mason!
That's quite a collection!
Mason - are you prepared to divulge the name of the company you got those spiffing cases from?
Doug
They are from Collector Cabinets and come in various styles and finishes.
http://www.collectorcabinets.co.uk/
Thank you sir...! They're pretty good value. I just wish I had your stuff to put in them - you're keeping me immersed in SA even though I still haven't played it.
Cool! I forgot about some of those guys. I must read through this thread again.
They look good - do you think they would be stackable, one on top of the other? I have a gap that they could fit in, but could do with a tall cabinet and I couldn't see that they did any more than 60cm high.
Mike: I dont see why not. They are fixed to the wall by four brackets, two at the top and the others beneath, but you would not need to use the bottom ones if you were going to stack them.
Just as long as the one at the bottom is fixed securely before you stack on top.
Your painted miniature collection is Impressive!! Great job!!
Thanks - I've ordered two. Oh, and I told my wife it was your fault :o
Mike
Of course, Doug.
:)
I did not mention earlier as styx is based in the States and I did not want to cause any problems with his blood pressure once he looked at shipping...
;)
They are from Collector Cabinets and come in various styles and finishes.
http://www.collectorcabinets.co.uk/
More like my untimely death from my wife! lol
lol
Did not like to suggest such a thing, mate....
We have a few games set up for today, with The Lockswin, Legionnaire Bert and smokezombie coming around later.
It should be good fun.
We should have a few pictures to use as evidence later....
think he needs to find a nice mini in a wheelchair to represent his character !
He should make sure to load up on a few Agents with Lt options so the command is spread out. Still 5 Agents with 10 points is tough and then adding gear...yea, he could be in for a challenge next time.
think he needs to find a nice mini in a wheelchair to represent his character !
As for taking my SA cherry. All I can say is that despite the painfull outcome Mason was very gentle and he did get me a bit drunk on some rather strong cider. What a gent.
As for re stocking the cannon fodder....er..agents. I'm going to go for the five. I'll still use my double barrel librarian( speak languages) and my twin gun fella( two fisted ranged weapons).
For the others I'm leaning towards dynamite, another tommy gun and perhaps a bolt action rifle. But to be honest it's more about finding the minis that fit the theme of the party.
Which happily means purchasing more minis!!!!
Black Cat Bases: Veteran Agent in Wheelchair, has a shotgun and pistol with tons of ammo...
http://blackcatbases.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=437_610&products_id=3285
My game was played earlier in the day and was a very tense affair but i'll let mason dilvulge the result in his battle reports!!
wow, great read and action packed! What happened to the downed agents?Unfortunatley, agent O'Hara never recovered from the terrible injuries inflicted on him by the teddy bear wielding maniac. R.I.P O'Hara.
VERY CINEMATIC battle report...fortunately I had some popcorn left over from last night. Murphy courageously taking out the Teddy Bear armed, crazy Girl with a mere sword was a high point...I imagine there was more to The Girl than a stuffed toy & a lot of screaming. It sounds like one of those games that ends with everyone having a mild case of battle fatigue. VERY WELL DONE!
wow, great read and action packed! What happened to the downed agents?
Unfortunatley, agent O'Hara never recovered from the terrible injuries inflicted on him by the teddy bear wielding maniac. R.I.P O'Hara.
Agent O'Mally only received minor injuries so will be out for his revenge on the next foray into evil's lair.....Next mission will be "The Crypt" senario.
Thats 5 wins now out of 5 missions but without Agent O'Hara and his smoking tommy gun (which was hitting on a 3+ roll) dont know if it will be win number 6 or a 1st loss for the irish division team....
Great, detailed battle report Mason.
Very nice! :D
Thanks, DeafNala!
It did get a little tense at the end.
I think The Lockswin was sweating a little by the end of proceedings..... ::)
I wasn't sweating a little, I was sweating ALOT... :D
Styx: As The Lockswin said, Agent O'Hara died of his injuries.
Considering the wounds that he took against the Maniac, it was hardly surprising.
I think he will be sorely missed, although he has been replaced by a Civilian; one Father Begeesus.
More on him later...
Thanks, aggro!
No requests for colour pics?
Here are a few anyway, just for you :D :
Cultist Conga!
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/lockswingame007_zpsabc6fbb8.jpg)
I thought YOU had the keys?
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/lockswingame015_zps6916e0d3.jpg)
The Death of an Agent
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/lockswingame020_zpsaecb30db.jpg)
A Maniac's Demise
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/lockswingame023_zps6bbcd317.jpg)
Thanks, aggro!
No requests for colour pics?
Here are a few anyway, just for you :D :
I wasn't sweating a little, I was sweating ALOT... :D
I thought I'd give you a rest. ;D
Thanks for the color shots. They look great. :D
Wow, some nice paint jobs.
Your friend did a good job painting those. They look great!
Lovely job on the brushwork! I love the fact that he painted a light brown jawline on the Indiana Jones model...really great stuff.
You'll find an enthusiastic ally in Mason, Styx - our man is fond of the black stuff. Never could develop a liking for the Liffy water myself, but then again I acknowledge I am a man of lowbrow tastes when it comes to beer - I am fond of American beer, so I am no man to judge! ::)
On the subject of Cultists: I would imagine them to be from the region where the games are set.
So in this case: Yes, they would most likely be Irish.
As for the way the thread has gone today, you would think that we played all of our games in a brewery......
.......not that that would be a bad thing!
Sez the man feeding people 11% cider! o_o ;)
Sez the man feeding people 11% cider! o_o ;)
.......not that that would be a bad thing!
Hey, a few of those and who cares if you win or not! I think that was his plan! lol
Oh dear. I'm starting to think bringing 33BP to my third game will be a mistake.
Still. Looking forward to seeing some more of your cool minis on the table Mason.
Love this thread. The pics, the stories, the camaraderie... all of it!
Well, we got three games in tonight
So that means more nice pictures!!
Oh if only Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce had been there! That aside, despite the early-morning-waiting-for-the-coffee-to-kick-in fog, it was a FINE REPORT to read & the photos were GLORIOUS. YET ANOTHER WELL DONE!
A tough scenario that one. Think I'll have to leave the Quest scenarios until I've got a bit tougher all round. Alas, poor Regina Rash is no more - she will be gone, not forgotten, but replaced! May have to spend some of my map pieces on a medic...
Good battle report!
Nice bat rep Mason. It was a fun read!
Nice colour pictures as well! :D
I say Aubrey. Jolly rotten luck old chap. No heat ray for you.
Nice work, not sure she's that manly....
She could set the concept of T.L.C. back a millennium or two all by herself. COOL & VERY WELL DONE mini.
When I say great figure I mean the paint job, not her figure, if you get what I mean. Great figure!
Nice addition Mason.
I've always liked that figure. She'll be great for your Strange Aeons games.
Personally, I'll give painting a face two tries. After that, I figure I'm just loading on too much paint and it was just meant to be.
I think she should be a lurker for sure.
It's a good job Mason. Your being a little hard on yourself.
Cultist enemas. Haha!
I agree, I think you are too hard on yourself. To be honest, if you really hate it. put a light coat of putty over the mouth to make a mask for her. Paint it and done!
Another great scenario!! Thank you!!
Lovely nurse!! I think I have seen her in the hospital:-X lol!!
I think that they work pretty well.
What do you chaps reckon?
I say Aubrey. Jolly rotten luck old chap. No heat ray for you.
They do, definitely. Lovely bunch!
Looks great!
I like the guards! Nice miniatures and they paintjobs look great.
Dr Dixwith Naychere.
Haha!! The naughty lad. That'll get him in a bit of trouble
What an excellent addition to your other guards, I just love convertions like that!
Loads of good work and games in this thread since I last popped in! Good work all round. I really will have to try and get over to Mason Mansions for a game or two, perhaps when I'm back from the inlaws next month.
E
Excellent stuff, great thread.
Thanks, old chap! Will have another go at defeating the forces of darkness this week, when I will be teaming up with the Irish chaps to give the baddies a damned good thrashing....
(Hopefully!)
::)
Cool looking security forces.
The Idol is very cool in a creepy sort of way...VERY nice brushwork & basing. It looks like it is going to suddenly bite the Cultists head off.
I can hardly wait to see what you have in store for Poor Bert.
Hmmmm....
Nicely done fella. Looks great.
I'm gutted to be missing out on tonight's game, had to console myself with some nightshift purchasing for my fledgling lurkers. 7 zombies a cult leader and a cult high priest ooh and a conglomerate.... I'm rather pleased with myself actually.
How many BP will you have to spend on gribblies for the big game?
Give those M.O.O.S.E boys a good spanking Mason......er....I mean good luck chaps.
I love the idol, great work there!
Nicely done fella. Looks great.
I'm gutted to be missing out on tonight's game, had to console myself with some nightshift purchasing for my fledgling lurkers. 7 zombies a cult leader and a cult high priest ooh and a conglomerate.... I'm rather pleased with myself actually.
How many BP will you have to spend on gribblies for the big game?
Give those M.O.O.S.E boys a good spanking Mason......er....I mean good luck chaps.
I love those Reaper Mummies. I've been eyeballing them for a looong time!
Yours looks great.
Many of them are soon to be in the Bones line and cheaper....can't wait till my March shipment!
Fun read. Great batrep so far. :-*
I really like that board setup. It has lots of nooks and crannies for the minis to interact with and presents a lot of tactical options.
Meeeep!!!
F#*cking great AAR. That looks like an exciting game!
Aubrey old chap.
I have some intel on where I might find those devious cultish chaps, perhaps we can co ordinate something, I'll give you my mans number. I've a score to settle and could use some assistance.
Good show! Great work!
The Ministry team had won the day, but at what cost....?
Where are you finding all these vintage cars? I found only one site (which I have subsequently lost the link to..) that sells 1920s-30's cars.
Where are you finding all these vintage cars? I found only one site (which I have subsequently lost the link to..) that sells 1920s-30's cars.Lledo is another range. They pop up very often and reasonably on auction sites.
Great AAR, lovely scenery as always.
On a separate matter, I may be having a hard of thinking moment, but the PM I sent you with regards to location & SELWG attendance is steadfastly refusing to appear in my PM outbox, so I'm not sure if you've recieved it, so let me know if you haven't.
Where are you finding all these vintage cars? I found only one site (which I have subsequently lost the link to..) that sells 1920s-30's cars.
I know Matchbox did a line of those for a short period of time, I recall seeing them but was way before I got into Strange Aeons. I would be curious also...I know Ral Partha makes one and Blue Moon makes a hillbilly truck...
Lledo is another range. They pop up very often and reasonably on auction sites.
Awesome AAR! The mummy is great and so is the story... keep it up!
Great pics and a well written AAR Mason.
With a con 7 and tough a Mummy's a scary beast. What extra stuff did he have in this game?
I don´t want to go to that farm!! Again a fantastic escenario and very nice pictures. Love the Mummy.
Aubrey old chap.
I have some intel on where I might find those devious cultish chaps, perhaps we can co ordinate something, I'll give you my mans number. I've a score to settle and could use some assistance.
Nice part 2. I appreciate the color photos as well as the black and whites. :-*
I love how the mummy showed up and the agents started to drop like flies.
That's one scary mummy.
I am sure together we can vanquish this evil! To quote one of of the fellows I encountered in the Scottish Office - if at first you don't succeed, in wi' the boot and then the heid!
Absolutely cracking AAR Mason! Captured what was a very enjoyable game, despite Henry's demise. Actually, I was never sure what to do with that rifle of his anyway, so I was happy enough that it allowed me to recruit the Dutch clergyman, Father De Betta, to the cause. And that medic of course!
Iaac's surname is Kite, by the way! Not that he'd notice, he's too busy these days being mad...
Great work on the AAR and the scenario itself, old boy - you continueto provide top entertainment of a Thursday evening. Keep up the good work!
Bert :D
COOL PHOTOS! The sepia ones are wonderful for atmosphere & the color ones for mini presentation.
Sorry about the misspelt name , mate.
Think nothing of it, old thing! ;) Fantastic couple of games again, mate. Call me what ya like - but don't call me late for dinner... :P
Looking much better now mate. Much less like toys!
Reminds me, I must wash the car at some point.
Looking much better now mate. Much less like toys!
Reminds me, I must wash the car at some point.
Looking good mucky, mucker! Very good indeed - I don't think you've overdone it all, they look used - as they should be.
You just leave that to me, young master, I'll have it looking a treat for ya whilst you're away with the weathering powders...
Cracking! They look good.
I think shotgun Bob would make a rather effective car salesman too.
The vehicles look great. Nice weathering. They were a great find!
The trucks are FANTASTIC little gems. I think a Mother's Bakery Truck would fit in...you could then have a Mother Trucker. That aside, VERY WELL DONE!
veery nice! the weathering has been done well. It's easy to over do it.
The trucks are FANTASTIC little gems. I think a Mother's Bakery Truck would fit in...you could then have a Mother Trucker. That aside, VERY WELL DONE!
Nice nice nice!
How about a little "how to" on these please Mason?
They do look the proverbial nuts, Mason - I'm with Mr Smoke Zombie, mate, a tutorial next time we're round would be most appreciated.
There was talk of formulating some rules as to what might happen if the Dirty Doc succeeded in injecting a live victim with the stuff - I hope Mason chooses one of the other teams to continue his experiments in that area! If he comes anywhere near me with that needle of his he'll be wearing his bowels as a bobble hat...
Awesome AAR guys. You sure have some fun games and they look sweet to boot. I like seeing the Lurkers hang themselves in a game!
What line is that electrocuted zombie from?
Hardly anyone uses that Pulp Figure mad scientist. Great paintjob!
Great report!
All I have to say is "ZOMBIE RIGHTS!" ;D
Fun looking game. Back to the lab for the good Dr.
Reading this AAR made me think it might be fun to play a variant on the specimen collection scenario. This time with Dr Dixwith out to collect a live threshold specimen with tranqueliser and net gun for "studying".
A lurker win could result in...
BREAKTHROUGH Although the specimen didn't survive long the experiment proved most insightful. From now on the Dr gains +1 to his rolls when injecting Diabolical serum.
Or
Monstrous reputation News of this depraved scientist has reached the publics ears. He now causes fear.
Just a thought.
My next game will be my fourth so I'm expecting to see some nastyness as I'm past the "three games with cultists" mark. ( and my BP is fairly high). One way or the other it'll be a bloodbath.
Ok.. I just looked over the stat line of the Construct. What a Monster!! Con 8/9 and 4 wounds!
Perhaps a +1 on that roll would be a wee bit overbalanced. Haha!
On a side note I think the mini I chose to represent a Construct might actually be a little small now :o
Another really fun battle report.
Nicely done!
The baby missing link is an awesome mini. Looking forward to seeing that painted.
COOL NEW WHEELS! I took my road test for my driver's license in my Great Uncle Eddie's Duesenberg "J"...there's quite a story to that one.
Love the new vehicles. I only own five myself. Now I'm jealous. ;D
Great works again Mason!
The superb SA project continues a-pace. Can't wait to see your new Blasphemous Construct 'in the flesh'...provided someone else is facingit...Gav? Mr Zombie? Lockswin? Any volunteers...?
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/carsandplant009.jpg)
More excellent work!!! Love the cars :-* :-* :-*
Break out the Weedol, men - get in there and deal with that monstrosity! Agent Titchmarsh - after you with the shovel...
:D
Where did you get that plant monster? We may have to get a database together of Plant creatures for the next issue about to hit with Test Island #3.
FLOWER POWER!...sorry; I was having a '60s moment. I LOVEthe new Floral Fiend; very cool mini & a fine bit of painting. She looks like she'd get on well with my Mushrooms...I may have to expand my botanical creations. That aside, VERY WELL DONE!
Awesome awesome awesome! Where did you get that wonderful toy!?
Nicely done Mason. She looks dangerous!
I can just see someone chucking a stick of dynamite in hem maw tho haha!
May have to go terminator on this one and get out the Uzi Weedkillameter!!
Sorry Folks, I no, I no, it was bad, but........I'll be back!!! :D
Great work mate, death in a plant pot........looks COOL.
death in a plant pot.........
That shambler sounds like a nasty critter! Lovely mini, too - the whole thing reminds me a little of the Librarian in Discworld (one for the Pratchett fans :)).
Glad you had a good evening with TTB, Mason! I was convinced he'd love the game once played. 8) Has anyone ever tried Strange Aeons and not loved it? Haven't met anyone yet...
That shambler sounds like a nasty critter! Lovely mini, too - the whole thing reminds me a little of the Librarian in Discworld (one for the Pratchett fans :)).
I wouldn't mind a crack at that fella myself - looks inneresting!
COOL REPORT & PHOTOS;even considering the Early Morning Effect that was a fine narration. VERY WELL DONE!
I really like the Shambler, but now that you, Bert that is, mention it, there is a resemblance...just don't say the "M" word.
Lovely AAR and pics as usual Mason.
He's a cracking mini. The moss and vegetation on his body really set him off ( as would a flamethrower when someone gets one).
TTBs quite lucky really. One more point and he could have been facing a winged nightmare!
Move 10 Con 7 and 6 Wounds.... No thanks.
What did the 5 points of upgrades get used on?
And yet another great bat rep. :-*
I need to do more actual gaming!
I want a Bently!! In game and in real life!! What beautiful cars. They are my faves.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's all coming together nicely 8)
cheers
James
You may notice that I am staying focussed on SA at the moment..... ::)
;)
Rapid deployment? Sweeeeet! I must hurry and finish the sopwith I made last month....
What are the rules for dropping dynamite out of a plane again? :D
Rapid deployment? Sweeeeet! I must hurry and finish the sopwith I made last month....
What are the rules for dropping dynamite out of a plane again? :D
I cant see any reason why the same rules cannot be used to allow deployment by prototype parachute, its all in the name of having fun!
Good additions!! Love the shambler too!! But he is not like that anymore!!
I think those last two cars are my favorites so far!
They look amazing!
Great job! :-*
And thus in the 1920s British Isles was the concept of Friendly Fire invented, honed and improved by the USAF ever since! ;)
I wanna jet pack! >:D
Nice stuff!
WHAT?! A Bentley with dirt & rust..."this is heresy; it's Unenglish; it's Unamerican; it must be French", but they do look good.
The quote is by/from Mark Twain before I start an International Incidence.
Right, I have an hour or so.
Lets see if I can get anything finished in that time...
Zombie Mummy
I think 'she' looks great 8) Suitably withered ;D
That's a gret sculpt especially for a clix. She (?) looks great!
Are you sure your mummy lord needs any help after he wasted all the poor agents last time?
lol
That is an EXCELLENT looking Mummy...appropriately very anorexic. She/he/whatever painted up VERY NICELY...the rotting effect on the bandages is perfect. VERY WELL DONE!
Zummy?
Nice
Mummy looks cool.
Got that just got out of my crypt look.
Exellent stuff as per usual!! :D
WHAT?! A Bentley with dirt & rust..."this is heresy; it's Unenglish; it's Unamerican; it must be French", but they do look good.
The quote is by/from Mark Twain before I start an International Incidence.
That's a gret sculpt especially for a clix. She (?) looks great!
Are you sure your mummy lord needs any help after he wasted all the poor agents last time?
lol
Next up is another member of the Asylum staff:
The Crazed Nurse.
YET ANOTHER REASON to avoid members of the Medical Profession.
The state of the NHS these days...
This one I like very much Mason. Crazed nurse is right up my street. Haha! I love the guts she's holding. Interested in seeing her new head.Thanks, smokezombie!
He certainly does need some help after Betty gave the sucker both barrels! lol
Superbly visceral mate! I love it.
The state of the NHS these days...
Very cool!
YET ANOTHER REASON to avoid members of the Medical Profession. VERY WELL DONE! That cool mini certainly painted up even cooler...the lump of raw meat is blessedly unrecognizable.
Hey! I resemble those remarks!! Hehe.
The crazed nurse looks great. Hard to believe that's another clix.
She's waaaaaaaaaay better than OK. :-*
if you dab a bit of gloss varnish onto the red bits it'll look more gory :D
I am of the firm opinion that you should paint a target on him, the nurse and all other maniacs you have Mason. :D
Another excellent clix conversion.
"Dr. Zombie to ICU. Dr. Zombie to ICU."
He looks great. Nice idea for a head swap!
Dont get too cocky, mate!
:D
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Well, I DID put the bastard back in his grave...
Tomb, pyramid, whatever...
8)
I think the Harrod's leccy truck would make an excellent new 'nut wagon' for your growing collection of lurking oddities, Mason! A special delivery from Harrods might not be quite what the customer was expecting...
And I would never dream of impuning your professional skills, Smoke Zombie - we're on the same side, mate! i :) It's Mason we need to concentrate on thrashing...
Metaphorically, spiritually or physically - your choice! ;D
Once you've finished house sitting well give Mason a good hiding Bert old bean.
That is COOL &, as you said, very British looking...despite being made in Chicago. The weathering is EXCELLENT. VERY WELL DONE!
I like Bert's idea for a Loony Pick Up Service.
Pick up, and delivery! Looking forward to that AAR, Mason 8)
Mason fella. I think you might have posted yourself into a new themed lurker group.
Degenerates in Harods uniforms perhaps :D
Love the new truck! I need some!
Once you've finished house sitting well give Mason a good hiding Bert old bean.
Mason fella. I think you might have posted yourself into a new themed lurker group.
Degenerates in Harods uniforms perhaps :D
Horrids, maybe? :D
They like to "hamper" M.O.O.S.E plans.
Service with a smile (only 'cos your lips are missin) lol
cheers
James
Wow! Great batrep! Sucks I won't be playing tonight or next week (on a cruise)...
Sounds like absolute hell, Styx! ;)
Have a fine vacation, fella. :D
Bally bad luck to the chaps from the Scottish Office :-X. Sounds like a rough one, mate - maniacs and a construct is hard going! I often find the Quest scenarios hard work - my advice is to avoid them for the most part for a while, until you build up your skills, which is what I intend to do. I haven't won a single Quest scenario yet! They seem like a good mechanism for losing me Map Pieces...
>:( ( ;) )
Good AAR again though Mason, and it looked like a very characterful game even if it was hard on poor Smoke Zombie.
Think the Socttish Office and Thames Valley Division need to call in the lads from the Irish team - they're nails!
Better luck next time, old chap. M.O.O.S.(E) will prevail! Given that we're talking about M.O.O.S(E) and the Scottish Office, I keep thinking of that tune 'There's a moose, loose, aboot this hoose'! :o
Bert
YET ANOTHER INSTANCE OF SCOTS ON THE ROCKS! COOL report & LOVELY photos.
Wow! Great batrep! Sucks I won't be playing tonight or next week (on a cruise)...
Good AAR again though Mason, and it looked like a very characterful game even if it was hard on poor Smoke Zombie.
Think the Socttish Office and Thames Valley Division need to call in the lads from the Irish team - they're nails!
....bloody maniacs...
Problem is as you build up, so do the Lurkers...to me striking early when a team is young is often better...
YET ANOTHER INSTANCE OF SCOTS ON THE ROCKS! COOL report & LOVELY photos.
Guess you could say they was caught with their kilts down (or is it up?)!
I broke my normal morning routine of moaning softly & staring into space while clutching the first cup of coffee long enough to read The Report & ogle the photos. EXCELLENT STUFF!
That's where I'm at with it, Deafnala. I just love drooling over the terrain that Mason has going on. I'm considering selling off my extensive boardgame collection just to make room for more terrain of my own!
Great report!!! Especially love the 'tight sporran'...I don't love a tight sporran...but you get the idea. Not ideas about tight sporrans...but you understand what I'm saying? Right...?
yeaa that hole youre in - just getting deeper now!!!
Forgot my leader hates maniacs and has a tight sporran.
Aubrey old bean your assistance is most definitely required.
Great report!!! Especially love the 'tight sporran'...I don't love a tight sporran...but you get the idea. Not ideas about tight sporrans...but you understand what I'm saying? Right...?
Awesome reports Mason! :-*
I'm really enjoying the way you are outsourcing from different miniature lines.
It certainly keeps thing interesting. :D
Great work! Love the stuff you are cranking out...I hope once we get back into swing in about two weeks....sucks also that there is a Cthulu LARPS going on this weekend at a local con....
That Mason's a wily old ape though, and knows a trick or two (you should see him go at a banana with his feet... ;)).
Here is the latest piece of scenery to be finished.
Hope that you like it...
I see Dr Hugh Zass is up to his old tricks. No doubt using the warehouse to store his diabolical serum.
>:( someone should put a stop to this.
No I don't like it..... I LOVE it! :-*
How did you make it? What kits and materials did you use?
Great work Mason!
The Warehouse/Livery looks TERRIFIC with the M.O.O.S.E. minis. My Great Uncle Lenny's Folks had a barn that looked similar to that by their boarding house cum resort. Their place seemed to be stuck in a Time Warp somewhere in the '20s or '30s....you just need a wine press & some chickens to complete the image.
Thanks, DeafNala!
As it appears that this project seems to remind you so much of your own past, I think it is appropriate that I add a character that brings your good self into it.
I think it is time to bring the Mad Scientist Professor De'ath-Naylor to life.
I am sure that I have a figure that will pass muster somewhere.
;)
Ooh what mini to use?
The hunt for 28mm Nala....
Ooh what mini to use?
The hunt for 28mm Nala....
I see Dr Hugh Zass is up to his old tricks. No doubt using the warehouse to store his diabolical serum.
>:( someone should put a stop to this.
Hear, hear! Calling all M.O.O.S(E) agents...
8)
Great use of scenery! I have to start taking notes.
Those nefarious beasts!! >:(
Someone phone the ministry!
Lovely pics there.
That is one sweet set up!!! So jealous...
The boys from beyond the wall are always ready Mason. I need to fit in a quick trophy hunt before tho ( using my remaining map piece). Curse BLAM and work from getting in the way of serious gaming :D
Haha! I'll have you know there is no longer any bare metal in the team.
I'll not shame you again by bringing an unpainted team to the table... They seem so out of place in your AAR pics.
The new Sister Asumpta is actually finished :D perhaps this means she won't get killed.
The staged photos look fantastic! :-*
Lovely stuff!
Fecking amazing!
Wonderful toys!
COOL & SPOOKY STUFF! I'm into cool & spooky...explains most of the women in my life. While there is nothing overtly sinister about the scenes, they are somehow disturbing. VERY WELL DONE!
Sorry I missed commenting on The Gathering at your new Warehouse (from HELL!)...it looks like a KLu Klux Klan Picnic. Again VERY WELL DONE!
Scenes of mild discomfort indeed, Mason! You nutta, that's had me chuckling in filthy manner over my sandwiches. :D
Looking good, mate. I think far more sinsiter than the goings on with the Cult of the Purple Headed Worm is the shadowy events of Dulwich Village known only by the working title of Project X, whereby you have evidently made at least one clone of yourself! You musta done* mate, as it is the only way I can think to explain your ludicrously industrious production line productivity on belting out a stream of quality models! Another fine pair of pieces for the scenes of horror, sir - although I don't think those CDs will ever play properly again...
Great SoMD! Are the statues from LOTR?
Top notch as per usual Mason. Your really on fire with your terrain at the moment mate. Looking forward to seeing what's next... How about a corrupt war memorial?
"Scenes of mild discomfort" lol
Washed out photos or not, they look great! Nice job.
You have been really productive lately. :)
Great work on the foliage, I like all the wild floers growing out of the top. That's something I've got to work at.
I like the new scenes of horror! Maybe add some vines or something to the hut?
Are the statues on your 'scene of horror' from the LoTR 'Return of the King' set from GW?
Wow, yet another tough Lurker cuts down a mess of agents! :-*
Maniacs really do seem to be value for money.
Great pics Mason. The crazed nurse is fast becoming one of my fave minis.
Yet another GREAT report. I'm staring to enjoy the atmospheric photos for the battle reports; they definitely add to the narrative. AND the overhead, color shot shows just how very nicely you did the warehouse/livery base...EXCELLENT WORK!
Fantastic looking game, report and models! :-* As Smoke Zombie said, I really like that nurse. I may feel differently about her once I've been on the wrong end of that butcher's blade of hers! Perhaps Thursday...
:o
This totally blows Nursedom's claims on T.L.C.. It wasn't a great day for the Irish either. It was, however, YET ANOTHER FINE REPORT...WELL DONE!
Brutal. The protracted combats with maniacs are really nerve wracking. Better luck next time Lockswin. On the bright side.. Five more wins and that tesla rifle is yours!
Sweet! So, was the Manaic boosted up or standard?
That nurse is definitely TLC - a Total Lunatic C.....Character! lol
Nasty. I shall hope for better fortune than poor old Lockswin's gaelic geezers if I should happen to cross paths with her on Thursday. I shall gather my resolve, stiffen my sinews and take a firm grip on my sword cane...
Bert
Advice to all M.O.O.S(E) Agents from Special Agent Connery, a part-Irish, part-Scottish, part-Russian, part-Eqyptian veteran:
"You wanna know how to kill the Maniac? She pullsh a knife, you pull a gun. She shends one of yoursh to the hoshpital, you shend her to the morgue. Thatsh the M.O.O.S(E) way! And thatsh how you get the Maniac!"
ake a firm grip on my sword cane...
Don't ye think you should rephrase that laddie?
TLC? Dunno what you mean.....
People here are asking me why I am blushing a bright scarlet.
I am honestly just pleased it was suitable.
Sorry about that: TLC=Tender Loving Care. It's considered a Nurse's forte...until now.
Bus is quality mate, I see a zombie wearing a bus conductors uniform.
Any more fares pls.......uuuurrrg. :D :D
We should be getting a few games in tomorrow evening, so a chance for the Ministry boys to save their reputations.
;)
Bus is quality mate, I see a zombie wearing a bus conductors uniform.
Any more fares pls.......uuuurrrg. :D :D
ake a firm grip on my sword cane...
Don't ye think you should rephrase that laddie?
Excuse me -2 games 2 victories last time out for the Thames Valley Division!
(that's cursed it ;) )
Good stuff!
I'd wager the docks are Anisty....maybe a few of the houses...
Table looks cracking Paul :-* :-*
cheers
James
Absolutely epic stuff there...I love the docks and what you did to make that water (gonna steal that idea...maybe). I also love those wooden walkways, did you make them yourself?
The water looks amazing and is really easy to do, so eventually I'll have a go at it (I think that even I can do that).
I love that last post.
Divisional Records. Awesome!
I hadn't realised the far reaching influence M.O.O.S.E actually had.
My own Dundee sources have been hearing some unsetling rumours recently. Captain Dennis Jackson shall be forwarding a complete report to HQ soon.. in the meantime may I suggest you not eat any meat products coming from or passing through our operational area :-X
Looks like Lockswain needs a Black Dossiar!
Bert's idea about a Club House just clicked with my Piranha Club. Place it in some Evil Marsh of Foul Reputation & paint up your Piranha Boys...now you have an excuse. The Sea Demons might also use it as a daytime hideout.
Could be a decaying old boat in Insmoth.
Loch Ness Monster?
Wreck off the coast of Innsmouth - Hereos in boiler suits vs Deep Ones!
Ghost Ship like the Flying Dutchman? You could paint it blue with white highlights.
Mason, I had an epiphany. A minor one, but one nonetheless.
I looked at that and thought "Hound of the Baskervilles". That would make one hell of a 'hollow' from whence the evil strikes.
When I look at it I just think its the type of terrain that you need when you have a witch as a lurker... That's just me tho Mason.
When I look at it I just think its the type of terrain that you need when you have a witch as a lurker... That's just me tho Mason.
I could not agree more. A witch with her totally mental Irish Wolfhound on some serious mojo juice. Use the ape stats for the critter. There's the winner.
Beware the teddy!!
Nice to see car salesman cultist Bob standing beside the car too. Not sure I've seen tiny Bob before ( with the torch).
Looking forward to the game pics.
What's this! Terrain I've not seen before! It makes a nice centrepiece for the game. Looks like fun was had and blood was shed.
Made me smile to see shotgun bob getting a promotion. He's a good lad. Always keeps his hood clean.
Well done Bullock!
Tristan DeTwatt - great stuff! (he didn't by chance paly a lute in a previous life, did he?). I love Elmore, too, reminds me of Lofty from It Ain't Half Hot, Mum. Sing, lovely boy, sing!
Cracking! I
like the wounded soldier version the best Mason. It fits in more with the sort of things you see in real life.
Some of the real stuff you see are amazing works of art and full of emotion. I'm rather a fan of the one at the bottom of my common.
Nice!
These are both fantastic Mason! You have excelled yourself yet again, my man. Both are superb, but I agree with Smoke Zombie that the one you picked up at Blam is the best. Love the Tommy as well, mind you. Excellent, both oose character. Fantastic bronze effect in teh painting, very well done :).
Wounded Soldier looks superb. Lucky dip indeed
Now this is a memorial, wounded soldier is a stroke of genius.
just caught up... great stuff... really need to get SA...
Your memorial idea is officially stolen!
I just got a couple of CP minis and bought the plinth to make more sense of the P+P
Need to pull my finger out and paint some more Mad Scientists, methinks... ::)
Over in Llano, there's one to "the Confederate Dead". It's a favorite with moi; re, coming from New York, I'm in favor of dead Confederates.
Surely something I'd love to see :)
The more clever Cultist suggested having the Idol with a helmet or trench cap to deceive the unknowing. That aside, the alternate Statues, both good & evil, are VERY WELL DONE!
In older towns over here in The States, there are often Memorial Statues in the town squares. Over in Llano, there's one to "the Confederate Dead". It's a favorite with moi; re, coming from New York, I'm in favor of dead Confederates.
Very nice, reminds me of the Masonic Lodge cum Hall of Dagon in my hometown...
This piece of terrain looks quite quite versatile Mason. I can see it getting a lot of use. Did you think of putting a brass plaque on the side of the plinth?
Smokezombie
I don't want to be possessive but I do not get many good ideas, and Mason has generously credited me with this one in the post with the photos. ;)
But his paint job (and finishing details) is far FAR better than anything I could ever hope to achieve and brings it to life. And all the alternative toppings are Mason's alone.
I think I'll have to steal the model, rather than the idea... ;)
(innocent voice) Im sure I dont know what you mean Mason :D
Was the piece you got a CP plinth Bezzo or is it scratch built?
Nice Construct Mason, makes me shudder a bit thinking of a situation where you might need two of the buggers!
This fellas a beast, the bandages tie him into the asylum lurkers quite nicely.
Still loving this thread mate! Very clever stuff,and the way you keep at it,I'm impressed!!!
Great work!
COOL LOOKING Creepy Person(?)! The exposed muscle coloration turned out VERY WELL.
There are all sorts of creepy, disturbing things that regularly hang out in doctors' waiting rooms.
Lovely updates Mason!
Very cool stuff!
Love the new construct!
Great updates - I totally LOVE :-* the War memorial statue (and its alternative tops!)
Consider that another great idea ripped- excuse me - imported to my Man Cave!
Imitation is the highest form of flattery right ? :D
Thanks for pointing out 4a....those Piranha Boys would make cracking Deep Ones!
Bandage face is very creepy and nicely done. He looks like the spawn of Pinhead and one of the nurses from Silent Hill.
Just a quick question, are the SA games normally played on 3 x 2 board?
The more clever Cultist suggested having the Idol with a helmet or trench cap to deceive the unknowing. That aside, the alternate Statues, both good & evil, are VERY WELL DONE!
In older towns over here in The States, there are often Memorial Statues in the town squares. Over in Llano, there's one to "the Confederate Dead". It's a favorite with moi; re, coming from New York, I'm in favor of dead Confederates.
They look awesome all together and just ooze character and flavour.
...however.... :D
I can't help feeling that the robot and the man eating plant look a bit lonely. Perhaps they need some mechanical and flora like buddy's to keep them company.
;D
What an eye-candy threat! Went through all the pages so morning well spent.
So many great ideas, excellent painting and terrain building plus the splendid AARs (I prefer the "old" pics, thank you very much ;) ).
This has given me quite a many ideas and I will definately need to get the SA rules.
Just a quick question, are the SA games normally played on 3 x 2 board? If yes, that would be great as I am lacking a proper man-cave thus no space for big playing area.
LOVE the Group Shot! That is an EXCELLENT collection of Loonies; the Crazy Daisey is my favorite. GREAT STUFF!
Mason, it's like you robbed a Horrorclix store! It looks like you've touched them up, too...they look quite good, mate.
Dude Dungeon. And yes, 2x3 is the standard, although I've been playing on 3x3 because my wife is keen on .30 caliber heavy machineguns.
Great work on Bandage Head mason! I loved that mini the moment we saw it at the 4A stand at SELWG. You've done a bang up job on it.
Personally, I don't wanna run into either him or his Horrorclix brother anytime soon! Pass the TNT, matron...
Your good wife sounds like a lady to treat carefully!
Thanks for taking the time, pocoloco, glad that you like it!
As for playing area, yes, 3x2 is standard.
Fantastic looking bunch! Especially love the freaky Plant and the Maniacs.
I think he shall fit in well at the Asylum...
Four A does come up with some VERY cool & unique little pieces; AND your FINE BRUSHWORK has brought out these qualities wonderfully...your basing technique looks TERRIFIC with the Little Horrors. VERY WELL DONE!
(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=27654.0;attach=3240;image)
(http://www.witchhunter.net/league/01_season/027_orderlies_of_the_asylum_hammershield.jpg)
(http://www.witchhunter.net/league/01_season/027_ladies_of_the_asylum_hammershield.jpg)
(http://www.witchhunter.net/league/01_season/027_Things_That_Go_Bump_at_the_Asylum_hammershield.jpg)
For a coming BLAM we should pool our resources and make something out of it.
Nice little chappys there Mason. They look bloody evil.
Is more terrain needed for these fellas or do you have swamps hidden away in that Alladins cave of a cupboard you stash your goodies in?
Damm nice stuff!
The Mason painting machine rumbles on! *Adopts classic Wayne's World 'We're not worthy' pose* ;)
Fantastic additions to the Strange Aeons stable, mate, well done.
So glad we are meeting up for a game on Tuesday as I am in need of another hit of 'Aeons.
Nice one.
Nasty little Boglinses! Wouldn't want to meets those in nature... unless armed with a pump shot-gun, that is ;)
Yes, will definately steer my 20s and 30s projects with SA in my mind... need to order the rules in the first place. And start slapping some paint on already existing minis and order some more :D
And keep this all secret from my missus?!! :D
I can identify with your feelings about the photos; I'm rarely happy with my photographic efforts...my own camera is Demonically Possessed & would fit in nicely with one of your more fiendish Cults. Despite that the Sinister Little Beasties look WONDERFUL...EXCELLENT color choices to highlight their evil natures. They all work TERRIFICALLY together. FANTASTIC WORK!
Nice additions! I think the choice to go for sinister appearance rather than cute was definately the right one.
Nice work Mason! :-*
The Boglins are ace!
Hopefully get the rest of the Mad Scientists painted up at the weekend.
Nearly finished sculpting the Missing Link, too...
Lovley job! She's a monster!!!!!
You've got talent there, can you sculpt a few of my dream minis?
Can't quite make out what she's got in her hand though (not the staff of course!)
Nice nice nice!!
Cracking job Mason. She will fit in with your lurker horde perfectly.
The fur looks great and the sitting pose gives it more character.
I'll feel a bit bad killing a lurker that's holding a baby tho :(
Top work!
It's great and that angle shows it all, are you getting it cast, I guess not due to massive costs which makes it unique!
I can see the baby, but does it have fur....?
Wow, that looks great. Especially for a first sculpt it's amazing.
Mason, that wee beastie looks really nice. You did a great job on it, mate, first time or no.
Nice! That is stunning work! :o
Nice work on Missing Link, she's (I assume female holding her baby?) a big non-hostile type? Will there be more of them?
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/linkgreen014-1.jpg)
Night Fever, Night Feverrr...
ahem...
who makes him?
Love it..
Tho I was sad to see Issac taken out so early. I wanted to see if he'd ever find the nerve to use this twin pistols again.
( I bloody love Gloria Stitts ;D )
Is that a sneaky suicide cultist in there Mason? A rather under used lurker choice at the moment.
Great report!
GREAT REPORT & COOL PHOTOS! The Loony Lady with the Vorpal Teddy from HELL! is perhaps the most dangerous of all S.A's Foul Minions.
By the way, I found a new source for cool cars most of which are about 1/43 scale (Model Railroader rated them as closer to 1:48):
http://www.phoenixtoys.com/shop/
The Studebaker Hearse was the featured model in M.R.:
(http://phoenixtoys.com/shop/image/cache/data/images/ptxm/18370-250x169.jpg)
http://phoenixtoys.com/shop/the-phoenix-mint/1930-039-s-studebaker-hearse-1-43
A nice car with some lovely detailing so a good find. $20 is a bit steep for me tho. I just pick up ones going cheap on eBay.
...still any lurker group worth it's salt needs a good quality hearse :D
A hearse? I WANT ONE!
Masquerade minis do the Night FeverSasquatch
http://www.masq-mini.com/aid-246-Sasquatch.html (http://www.masq-mini.com/aid-246-Sasquatch.html)
Great read and I loved the Teddy Bear of Doom wielding Maniac...nothing more scary than that in my opinion.
How absolutely gutting. To win, find no map pieces and not even be able to assign a new skill.
That's a rum doo fella.
Cracking report. I do believe my last game ( ?also escape into danger) came down to big Al McGrahee on his tod vs a lone cultist. I have since resolved to start taking some antihypertensive medication before my next game with Mason.
Lovely priest mini by the way. Who makes that chappy?
EXCELLENT REPORT! It shatters the rumored invincibility of the Teddy armed Loony myth. Congrats on the win Bert!
"....whenever a Maniac appears on the table.
Put two down and its wet trousers time!"
Cheers, smokezombie!
I am being totally honest that Bert was just happy to win.
Things could have been so much worse if it was not for a few of the team pulling off some truly heroic actions at just the right time.
That Medic of his really pulled his arse out of the fire, not only winning the game for him, but saving Aubrey from a Major Injury roll.
(Which Bert rolled to see what he would have got. A result of DEAD! would have been sustained!)
As the drugs: I am not sure that will help... :D
If I ever head back to the UK on holiday, I'm SO bringing a squad. The stories you tell keep me excited about SA!
I was lucky that Gloria Stitts survived, as her death would have been painful
(I would be very sad to miss out on the sight of Gloria Stitts on the gaming table
But her sister Norma would still be around ;)
Tim
Legionaire Bert
But her mammary would linger on?
Mason- this is an astounding thread which seems to have captured everyone's imagination. Truly a phenomenon. Amazing sums it up.
Legionaire Bert
But her mammary would linger on?
Mason- this is an astounding thread which seems to have captured everyone's imagination. Truly a phenomenon. Amazing sums it up.
Edit Sums it up without the "it"
Luckily she was just knockered out...she's breasting comfortably at the hospital.
OK...I'm done LOL
Top one fella.. He looks nice and cuddly.. Who doesn't love a good zombie :D
Ive actually missed the heros and villans line. You've just caused me to spend more money Mason. I'm looking forward to seeing the horde of zombies when they are done.
Zed is VERY COOL...considering his condition, he could hardly be anything else. The skin tones are suitably unhealthy looking, & the base is a nice contrast to the mini. VERY WELL DONE!
In comparison to quite a few of the "dripping gore" Zombies around, your blood splatters are almost conservative...almost.
Really love those guys!
It's sort of a Frankenstein meets Rambo mini...Sylvester Stallone would look good with bolts in his neck. At any rate, you did a FINE job painting The Creature up...I love the blue eyes. GREAT WORK!
Cool stuff!
You're a lucky man, Mason.
If I tried to paint something and hand it to the wife, even as truly beautiful as your diorama is, she'd cut off my jacobs. No hobby-Christmas crossovers here.
It's >=300$ in clothes or sod off!
LOL
Now get cracking! Only ten days left. And for gods sake don't let her shake it before she unwraps it!
:o
Harsh!
This is not her only present
I am buying her other gifts as well, mate.
As for hobby related, this is more closely related to her hobby than mine...and she collects elephants!
Wasn't meant as harsh, mate. Not even a little. I was genuinely admiring your relationship. My wife, however lovely in many ways, is a clothes hoarder. :)
I've never used that "realistic water" stuff from Woodland Scenics, but from what I've seen it would be brill.
Wasn't meant as harsh, mate. Not even a little. I was genuinely admiring your relationship. My wife, however lovely in many ways, is a clothes hoarder. :)
The pulp Frankenstein fellow looks great Mason. :-*
First time I have seen that mini painted!
Love the new additions!
The elephant diorama already looks great.
Coolio!
A murder in the musieum!! There is some seriously lax security in that their musieum, I heartily disapprove ;D
My lady asked for a dio for Christmas after I showed it to her just now.
You have a lot to answer for Mason >:(
I saw that somewhere before! Looks terrific. But:
How on EARTH can you have 4000+ posts?! Didn't you just appear in the place?!?!?!?! lol lol
You really are a butterfly. When you combine your hobby with a present for your wife you've got it made!
Abso-effing-lutely smashing. That is a wondrous work of art, Mason. Easily among the top tchotchke items I have ever seen in my life.
Love the brushwork on that elly.
Where did you get the painting on the wall?
Brilliant.
I have a question, though... Who killed the poor chap?
Y! M! C! A!
Looking good so far. I can see some overalls and rolled up jeans. Where did you get the dollies?
The Green Stuff Folk are LOOKING GOOD! The overalls bring to mind Hill Billies...Hill Billy Zombies are The Most dangerous type: re, it's almost impossible to tell the Undead ones from the Living until it's too late. Have FUN with the sculpting...it's addictive you know.
Looks like a great start so far!
Needless to say, their foul plot was soon overturned and it was 'Guinness as usual' in the Gardens the next day...
Keep up with the sculpting mate, they are looking grand so far 8)
What are the dollies made from, they look to be white metal ???
VERY ATMOSPHERIC Gaming Board...I'm trying to avoid calling everything "COOL".
Congratulations on your victory over the Forces of Strange Dancing & Other Unpleasantness.
Fixed that for you. I'm going to have to fly out one of these days and have a pint or six with you and play. Seeing that stout is making me SO thirsty...doc gave me meds for vertigo I have to take daily, no booze, and I've been drier than a desert wind for a year or so now. UGH
Your talents know,no bounds; excellent work,I can't sculpt for toffee,I'm impressed(again :D).
I love these suspenseful endings...it gives me something to think about in the middle of the night.
The table setup looks particularly good this time Mason, the war memorial really adds to the British village flavour.
Some roads/ lanes are needed now me thinks...
Also the local post box..
and lamp posts..
...and did they have phone boxes the mid 20s? :D
Nice set up! Really must give my rules a run.
Great stuff Mason!
Lovely AAR.
:-*
I think I hate your tables...because I don't get to play games on them!
Very cool, as always.
That was a real nail-biter...you're forgiven for forgetting about the photos...mostly.
Some roads/ lanes are needed now me thinks...
I think I have the same kind of roads (ebay purchase, 70mm wide country roads?). The smell does fade away... or then my nose just got used to it lol On the other hand, no complaints from my missus about it so I think the former option holds true. :)
It was a tense battle. Great photos Mason, I think the post events could have been allot worse and look forward to the next battle against the dark forces.
Bullock Master of Asparagus
Loving the magazine cover!
Loving the poster Mason. One for each AAR please :D
Spot on!
Glad to know that it will eventually disappear.
If it takes too long I could always leave them in the shed for a while, I suppose.
I have just been messing around with something they may help with the AAR's in future.
Wirelizard recently posted a link in a recent thread of his corcerning a retro magazine cover designer.
Here:: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=49992.0
Thanks, Wirelizard, you do post some great links.
:)
Here is a quick first attempt to use the program:
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/Pulp-O-Mizer_Cover_Image-1.jpg)
It could be fun to have a title page for future game reports.
What do you think?
Great stuff, this reminds me that there could be a contest in the wings soon again for the AAR contest.
Great!
8)
A small update: I have been working on another dual purpose piece of scenery.
It will work as a Temple of Morr in Mordheim, but also work really well as a Crypt in Strange Aeons.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/Templeofmorr002.jpg)
I know that it has a fair bit of obvious Warhammer iconography on it, but that will be hidden easily enough.
I will also use an icon that can be swapped in/out depending on its use at the time.
More later when I have gotten a bit further with it...
You see I am making an effort now Mason.
You see I am making an effort now Mason.
"With fear in his heart and a quaking in his soul, he crept into the crypt, crapped and crept out again..."
From The Dunny Horror, H.P. Lovesauce
And a good effort at that Marko! Very nice, mate. Wasn't aware they had many cowboys in the Devon area - is he some kind of unscrpulous tradesman? ;)
My fav Lovecraft line...
'I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more.'
:-*
Or perhaps the hat was on sale at John Lewis.
Or perhaps the hat was on sale at John Lewis.
That crypt looks great...I've got those pieces in my basement...yet another project based on your work will no doubt begin soon...
I love this Thread, your work, Antolis, Aggros and so many others have me inspired to get into this, got my first minis in the mail today and I am looking forward to show them when I get some paint on it. Keep it up!
Oh yes, this is looking good, Paul!
Which Warhammer kit is that?
M
By the way, Bert, SHE is a Laydee!
;)
Just looking at that crypt I can get a whiff of that curious odour of damp and dust these old places exude. If we could look through the window I know we'd see cobwebs in the eaves.
The construction and painting are both the work of a master at the top of his game.
Great work!
Oh, very nice change to the mood of that piece! From a dusty old, bit creepy crypt to a tranquil, peaceful place of remembrance. Liking the extra effort, well done!
So what's next on the production line?
More amazing looking stuff. Love it.
Ooooh...where is that butcher from?
Very nice!
I'd like to ask where the tommy gunner is from, looks perfect!
Sorry, didn't meant to ::)
If you get any troubles now send him over to my place ;)
Partizan Convention mini, seen here:
No. 6 Dave the Butcher ;)
Cheers Boys. And what would an Asylum be without nurses of questionable morals I ask you? Someone needs to pick up the meat cleavers after the lunatics.
They are a bloody ugly pair aren't they. Much like nurses in real life lol
Now it all makes sense...
They are a bloody ugly pair aren't they. Much like nurses in real life lol
Thanks, Bezzo!
I did warn you that it may well look a little different when it was finished... ;)
WARNING: Much scenic material was used in the making of this terrain piece!
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/chapel3013_zps7d8f8619.jpg)
Awesome gorgeousness again Mason! :-* Fantastic mate - can't wait to spill blood within its confines! Top, top effort.
Hope you like it.
(More, and better, pictures to follow of the Chapel 'in use'.... ;))
Awesome gorgeousness again Mason! Fantastic mate- cant wait to spill blood in its confines! Top, top effort.
I recognize those roads...are they Fat Frank's, that guy I bought mine from off of Ebay?
Yes, they are.
Well spotted.
So much easier to just pay for some and save my modelling time for something more worthwhile and creative.
They were well worth the money.
Those cultists of Purple-headed worm seem to have gathered in strength, yet maybe there's still hope for the agents :)
Lovely looking set-up, those roads sure are nice addition... got rid of the smell yet?
Taht fella with the shotgun in the Northern Division's team could be TtB's avatar! Superb. :D
I wish I'd have bought the rivers too. All that time making the rivers I have could've been spent playing on them.
Spotted the thread about robe colours... Currently I'm leaning towards ice blue, as I have a cunning plan to use Foundry's Viking ladies (yes, also the nekkid ones) in a cult that is Norse mythology oriented (leaders would be those opera-singer-look-a-like ladies ;) ) and some of the ladies and gents still could be robed :D This Norse cult would also mean adventures in snow environment, naturally.
That Egyptian looking cult from the new Northstar VSF line of minis will make a very nice upper crust cult.
First up will be the Henchmen of my Rogue Agent, the Grinning Rictus.
More of that very soon, as I have already started work on that merry band...
Oh, very sinister looking group! Interesting to see the further additions to their numbers.
The Forces of Unpleasantness look GREAT...suitably sinister with a touch of pulp surrealism. If this was a theatrical production, they's all be chewing on the scenery. The brushwork & basing are LOVELY as ever...Rictus has a winning smile. VERY WELL DONE!
Lovely! Of course Master Wolfe is an hero ;)
Henchmen are looking mean mate. Love the new additions. Big fan of bang!! :)
By the way, do you think the blonde GERMAN resembles any one i know, lol.
BBBAD, BAD TO THE BONE! The Blond & her Puppy from HELL! might even beat out the Loony Lady with her Vorpal Doll as THE MOST NASTY person(s) in Town, although nicely painted.
So what's next on the production line?
Are these going to be dark and gothic types or flowery and tranquil ones when you are finished with them?
Looking very nice! Even though one of the graves seems to be disturbed, you should fire the cemetary caretaker or send agents to check on him the very least! :D
The Graveyards look FINE as is, but, knowing just how LOVELY & detailed your pieces tend to be, I'm sure they will live up to a higher potential. GREAT WORK!
Top work there Mason! I can't believe your letting them go. :-[
Are these going to be dark and gothic types or flowery and tranquil ones when you are finished with them?
I'm hoping you go for your flowery idyllic look to lull the unwary into a false sense of security with just a touch of the disturbing.
Does it involve a tractor that you've turned into a cabbage shooting tank? Because I love it when a plan comes together.
Great work on the graveyard!
You have absolutely nailed those Mason.
Top work - as ever. ;D
Shivering! Really awesome. :o
Very nice! :-* Your customer chappy must be very happy!
Can't wait to see the gravedigger, when is he due out of the pipeline?
By the way those finished graveyards are the mutts nuts. Who are the happy owners?
WellI'm very, very happy with mine but have been otherwise engaged (family mega-dinner and work)
Can't wait to get my grubby mits on that (if Mason can face actually send off his baby....)
What's On the lurker list for you Mason?
Hand over is great and that way I expect more in game shots beforehand!!!
Scary 8) Second from the right looks like either he's dancing or just jumped from an height,each case is the stuff of nightmares!
The Lads from the Patch are LOOKIN' GOOD! GREAT brushwork & basing as always.
Pumpkins look good. Look out, here come the trick or treaters. :D
Think we'll use their heads to adorn the front of moose hq!
After we've lopped off the heads in violent and bloody combat that is. ;)
Those Pumpkinheads are excellent! :o Vile looking bunch, glad we don't have the habit of celebrating Halloween with pumpkinhead lanterns over here... I bet these chaps are more than keen to have some payback! lol
Nice. Who's going to lead these beastys?
Great work. Now excuse me, I have an odd craving for pumpkin pie. :P
How about the chopping the gravedigger and giving him a pumpkinhead? :) Or magnetise two head options for him... gravedigger by day, pumpkinhead cult member/leader by night :D
Pumpkin heads looks fantastic! Not sure how scary they are in game terms - I guess we'll just have to find out :D I'm with the Lockswin though, reckon it'[s time for some pumpkin carving 8)
Incidentally, these sort of things are especially popular in remote parts of East Anglia- they like to pump kin up that way...
Wow! Jaw-droppingly great and I'm not talking only about his scythe! :D
He will chop off many heads with that blade, poor agents...
What a fab mini! I like the look of the big, bad scary pumpkin man - even if I don't like what he represents!
*gulps* :o
Old Rot Patch never looked better...so to speak. VERY WELL DONE!
I'll be working on a Pumpkin Head Gang to replace the ones I sold off; SO it looks like I'll be buying another Rot Patch...FUN mini to paint.
instead of Children of the Corn, it is Children of the Great Pumpkin! Paint up some cultists like Charlie Brown characters!
Now I have that damm song, "Peter Pumpkinhead..." in my head...
What an awesome use of those figures. Really excellent working there.
That's too cool!! 8) wicked mini.
Never been a fan of Pumpkinheads for some reason Jack O' Lanterns always seemed slight too far fetched for me (which is crazy given my love for all thing Cthulhu...), anyway those look great.
Have you seen this sucker?
He's Reaper's The Scarecrow, Flesh Golem.
Cool looking additions Mason!
:)
It's as if you decided long ago to make every person on the internet jealous.
Looking good, fella!
Bert certainly has a FINE LOOKING Group of Agents. To the right it looks like Bonny sans Clyde is keeping a wary eye on an Hasidic Rabbi. GREAT WORK, Bert!
Yes nice work Bert, but are they ready to face the pumpkinmen?
:o Very nice Mason, I especially love your use of plants and flowers on your buildings. I guess it has been asked before but... where do you buy them :D or do you make them yourselves.
Regards,
Za
Beautiful set-up, looking mighty fine :-*
Bert certainly has a FINE LOOKING Group of Agents. To the right it looks like Bonny sans Clyde is keeping a wary eye on an Hasidic Rabbi. GREAT WORK, Bert!
Looking forward too seeing more action!!
Looking forward too seeing more action!! You have one of the best scenery collection I have seen. By the way, Legionnaire Bert's team es awesome!! ;)
I love the "to be continued" ; it reminds me of old action movies, both silent & with sound...The Perils of Pauline spring to mind. They always ended with the Heroine dangling from a cliff, tied to the railroad tracks, about to endure a "fate worse than death" at the hands of some sneering, dastardly villain, generally in deep doodoo. It adds to the excitement.
The photos are TERRIFIC. Bert's Boys & Babes look GREAT in action as do the Forces of Unpleasantness. WONDERFUL STUFF!
Fantastic AAR Mason! :-* I can't wait to find out what happened next - and I played in it! ;D
This is just like those old Flash Gordon or Rocketman episodes short, thrilling and ending with our heroes in mortal peril! Hurry up with the next episode ;)
Am I the only one waiting for this to be filmed?
Peter Jackson would bite your hand off for the rights.
Great report Mason - it was an epic game, and you've done it justice. Shame game #2 was so...nope, I jest - that was a cracker, too! Gloria Stitts - I love you; an artist with the Tommy gunm, that girl! :-*
That was a Bloody Thames...but an exciting report. WELL DONE one and all!
Sounds like you had a bad start with your deployment but you almost turned it round!!!
That Gloria stitts....... What a gal!!!!
Great report as usual mate. I never tire of reading them.
Mini series in the pipeline? Sounds good to me. :D
:o That is a big and scary spider. SANITY CHECK AAAAARGHH o_o.
Nice table set-up and some beautiful scenery in the last pages Mason, really really love it.
Whoah! :o Who makes that itzy bitzy spider?
She's definitely not in the Itsy Bitsy Spider Class. That is one BIG NASTY Yet Stylish in Pink Spider...GREAT brushwork. VERY WELL DONE!
(...) It is from the WotC Star Wars range.
Some kind of Dagobah tree thing....I will let you know the proper name if I can remember it.
Thanks, Al.
I think she looks good in pink... ;)
WOW, scary bugger!!!
"Knobby White Spider" (Force Unleashed), and yes she is pretty in pink.
WOW, scary bugger!!!
Fantastic AAR for the second game so far Mason. The suspenders are killin' me...what were they doing with the rest of the Purple Headed Worms' undies anyway?
Love it! Where would a cultist be without a good sturdy pair of undies. I think Aubrey could have done with a quick change of undergarments himself after all that.
Being impaled through the hedge is no way to treat a lady :o, but needs must and all that :D
Aubrey was actually using the sword cane gifted to him by the Minister, Sir Tunnly-Gaye. It is part weapon, part walking aid! He took a nasty cleaver blow to his left leg early in his career. This left him with a profound limp and an abiding wariness towards maniacs!
So much for Good triumphing over Evil; this won't cut it with Hollywood.
Now that the Chapel is firmly in the Cultists' control a new name springs to mind: The First Church of the Gooey Death & Discount House of Worship (Don Imus gets credit for the name).
That Crypt made from the fortified mansion. Its world class nice! congrats. Im going to copy that for sure in the future.
Could you help me with getting a few of those nice cars you have?
Great work all around. Really enjoy seeing your work (it inspires me to get to work on my painting!)
T.
Wow 93 pages of excellence, and it doesn't look to be abating any time soon!
It looks like The League of Ne'er Do Wells have gotten some SERIOUS fire power. The Old Boys are all BEAUTIFULLY done, but the Fellows in hats are my favorites in the group...love the bowler. GREAT WORK!
Mind if I ask where you purchased the Pulp vehicles?
Sweet looking figures.
Love your AAR.
Great AAR and those evil henchmen do reek of pure... well, evilness >:D Splendid job on them! Where are the minis from, if I may so enquire?
Right, I have managed to slap some glue and bits on their bases, so here are the latest recruits to the Lurker stable:
It never ceases to amaze me when you pull yet MORE new minis out for the Strange Aeons table mate! Fantastic work again - I look forward (or not!) to making these gentleman's acquaintance on the table soon, as well as their dispicable leader, the Gurning Rectum. Erm, um, hmmm...
:D
Thanks for the information regarding the vintage cars, Mason.
Quality!
Tho I reckon my werewolf could have your werewolf in a fight lol
What do you use the fat man with his shirt of as? A maniac I'll wager :D
Careful, mate, you will only go and upset him!
And you dont want to do that, do you?
VERY COOL LOOKING! You picked out some GREAT minis & painted them to their full potential...AND smokezombie has successfully spotted the Loony. VERY WELL DONE!
Noo......no provocation here, mate, you know me...
::)
Here are the rest of the photos of the Rogue Agent (AKA The Grinning Rictus) and his minions, accepting delivery of a consignment of an unknown nature, at an abandoned dockside somewhere on the Northern Irish coast
Looks so good :-* Or errm... evil, as it is the Grinning Rictus and his vile minions! I do hope agents manage to intercept the cargo at some point and succeed saving the world once again... or at least foil the plot of baddies :)
MURPHY!!!!!!!!
Right on Lockswins doorstep. That lad has his eyes on promotion. There's no way he will stand for this slight.
Murphy and his lads will take up this challenge and foil the plans of the rogue agents.
Getting a game in this friday with mason. Bit overdue really as murphys law has not seen action in a good few months.
Looking forward to it as i only need four more wins for that big promotion!!!!
This could be the ULTIMATE Keg Party at Alpha Pigma Sty or Spring Break...truly EVIL events for the Agents to deal with. Be that as it may, the minis & scenery form an ever changing diorama. GREAT WORK!
PS like Lockswin I'll have to catch ya up for a game soon,mate, and see what this Rictus is all about :D
Brilliant! The plot thickens! Love the Grinning Rictus!
I feel that I must make some sort of apology to Uncle Mike.
Many apologies, Mike. I had no idea that I was infringing on your IP!
Please dont send me a 'cease and desist' letter.
;)
And that was the last time we have seen Mason online...
..... flawed, over-corporate and greedy games company here, who shall remain namelss due to their general lack of a sense of humour and a ruthless need to seemingly crush creativity wherever their products are involved...
:o
Luckily we are not dealing with a certain large genius
And good luck to Murphy tomorrow - he needs all the luck he can get that Lockswin lol...
No apology necessary! Everyone should have at least one copy of that model in their collection, it is a perfect pulp baddie. Can't remember what I called him...pretty sure it wasn't as clever as The Grinning Rictus thou...
Excellent idea........I keep thinking of our kitchen table and smiling....my son is almost 14 and I am sure he could be persuaded to swap PS3 for a game for a few hours one night....just need to arrange for the Mrs to take the rest of the family out lol
That works a treat Mason, splendid idea. I took the easier option and just attached GW gaming mat to 3x2 size mdf board.
Building the suspension again, eh? >:( :D
The start looks intriguing and the opposing forces quite evenly balanced... even though there seems to have been a semi-clad "lady" present to distract the opposition lol
No gaming for me yet... still reading "The Green and Pleasant Country" supplement and just bought from ebay some (read: several but don't tell my missus) old (80s) White Dwarfs just to have extra CoC material... Hopefully get to roll the characters later this spring before the snow melts :)
All looking superb mate.......
Can't keep up with thread as much as I should. let alone game as much as I should!
Quite a match! That scantily lad lunatic surely managed to keep up fighting that long just because of her attire distracted the good guys lol Interesting to hear if NIB recovers to fight another day after such big loss to their numbers though? And what did they find inside the intercepted containers, more cult undies?? ::)
Ouch indeed..
..still.. one step closer to promotion and a fat restock of agents :D
Sterling effort old chap.
I think I recognise this description but...
...this:
I am unsure about... ::)
Don't think that certain company's genius can be denied, looking at the systems they've put out, but their methods are highly questionable these days.
Well done Murphy! A tough game, but the boys from the bogs were equal to the task :D
The Doc & Wolf Boy look GREAT..the Doc's lime flavored potion has done its evil transformation thing I see.
You need to get a Swamp Thing mini to go with that potion and white coated chap!
Dr Heckle and Jide no less.
Is that what happens when the doc successfully uses the potion on himself then?
Has it ever come down to this in game?
Have to disagree with you there, mate.
I have not been impressed by any of the Evil Empire's output systemwise, for about a decade.
A 'new' version of each system every couple of years, which requires more figures to play and those sold at ridiculously inflated prices.....not for me.
They used to be a great company, and are responsible for many of us getting into the hobby, for which I am grateful, but their current stuff does nothing for me to be honest.
Would this pass muster?
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/shamblerandconstruct005-1-1.jpg)
I could see that working as the big green guy, albeit in a foul mood!
Did you use Kate Moss as a model for the legs ???
COOL LOOKING Robot Guy..."Danger Will Robinson...ZZZZZZAAAP!". After the Lady Loony with the Vorpal Teddy Bear, a Tin Man is NOTHING...for the most part. He is, however, a FINELY painted & based Tin Man. VERY WELL DONE!
Nice work! Who made that bot?
One on the right looks like Bender off Futurama.
You use it as a rouge treshold agent/character with tesla rifle then, I presume? lol
Nice bot, Mason ;)
Those mechanical menaces look great Mason. Besides these two killer bots, will there be smaller ones for more menial tasks such as chopping up or blasting away just one poor agent and not a whole group of them at one go :D
One on the right looks like Bender off Futurama.
If only we could do the voice during in-game play! I think I'm more like Fry...
I have two Mad Scientists painted up already and plans for a third.
I may well have each one 'specialise' in one area.
For instance, one could experiment on the sentient subjects (i.e. Zombies, Constructs, Missing Links etc), a second could work with plant-life (Dr De'Ath-Naylor and his Mushrooms ;)) and the third could tinker with 'Bots.
Sounds like a plan!
A fine model indeed! The Ghoul King reminds me of a cross between the Jabberwocky and that beast that Luke Skywalker kills when he's imprisoned in Return of the Jedi. Nice.
Great plan indeed! Can't wait to see Dr De'Ath-Naylor :D
And that ghould king is a beast! :o
Wheres that Ghoul King from M, thats a great model - thats a suitably horrible model.
Great work!
A fine model indeed! The Ghoul King reminds me of a cross between the Jabberwocky and that beast that Luke Skywalker kills when he's imprisoned in Return of the Jedi. Nice.
And I am still casting admiring glances at your bot...
:o
The Emperor?
Thanks, pocoloco!
The (not-so) Good Doctor will be done later in the year along with some of his creations.
;)
It is an old Citadel Miniature. A Demon (I think). Pre slotta.
Cannot be more specific than that, I am afraid, mate.
If anyone can be it would be appreciated, as I do know it from somewhere, just cannot remember where...
^Agents should nuke the meeting site aka graveyard from orbit!! >:D Lacking possible means to achieve that, then send in few teams with flamethrowers!
I love the Boss Ghoul Guy; I have vague memories of the mini...of course, I have vague memories of a lot of things. That aside, a GREAT mini with a suitably FINE paint job. VERY WELL DONE!
Gross! But cool.
Nice PJ Mason.hes a nice mini, lots of character, and quite a substantial weight in lead too lol
Your really cranking your production line up recently fella. Got something special planned for the big one zero zero page?
It's one of the C34 Elementals and Demons- chaos demon (link to solegends/ pic (http://www.solegends.com/citc/c34elemsdemonsc3.jpg)), and quite a nicely painted one at that.
That's a mighty fine looking mini, skinny butt and all! 8)
The big 100 - quite a thread, Mason, quite a thread...
Overmuch cool!
that Ghoul King is inspired 8)
Really nice sculpts for such small models, I'll have to have a browse around the website.
Hydra minis are propper cool. I am secretly in love with the space vixen leader. Currently too shy to purchase her :-*
Nice sprouts. I want them for my own botanical madness :'(
No worries fella. I'm actually leaning twords the hassle free mushroom men right now. They can keep the Nala shrooms I was generously given ;) company.
EXCELLENT! Its good to see the Weeds fighting back...that'll teach those wimp Vegans. I'm not familiar with Hydra at all, but those are GREAT & HIGHLY IMAGINATIVE pieces...nicely painted & based to boot. VERY WELL DONE!
Really enjoying this mate 8)
They are rather good,something so small and so scary :)
It does seem that my estimation about sending several teams of agents armed with flamethrowers was more than accurate! Nothing weeds out that kind of swarming better! :)
Great work on them, nasty little buggers for sure.
It's THE ATTACK OF THE KILLER CRABGRASS FROM HELL!...RUN!
Now that I've gotten that out of my system, the Weedy Ones look even better in the Group Portraits. GREAT WORK!
Next post will take us to the 100th page of M.O.O.S. (E)
what an achievement! :o :o :o
So much enjoyment for some many members! Mason take a bow. And post on your Century Not Out page.
They do fit in rather nicely.
I'm less keen on the shaman mini. Lovely pj, it just doesn't have the 20s vibe like the rest of your stuff fella.
Does anyone make a young Alistair Crowley?
Actually I like him very much :D but then I'm an EOTD kick startee. ;D top one fella he looks good.
love those swarms :D
VERY COOL MINI! Every game needs at least one Crazed Old Man. VERY WELL DONE!
Got another one finished today.
An exchange Agent from across the Channel.
;)
Post up a piccie tomorrow.
Le liaison Inspecteur from SNOOP looks superb :-* Will he be leading mixed MOOSE and SNOOP teams?
Congrats on..... :o 100 pages!
I like Jeans laid back attitude. I'm sure MOOSE will make him feel welcome.
The Inspecteur is a cool, well painted mini that conjures up all of Peter Seller's lines from the Pink Panther Movies. GREAT WORK...duz yur dahg bite?!
The Inspecteur Jean Darme is one of the most renowned agent of the S.N.O.O.P. Speaking english perfectly but wiz zis distinctive charming French accent, he was the perfect candidate for an exchange with the M.O.O.S.(E). I hope he will live many adventures with your teams.
The mini is superb. And congratulations for the 100 pages! :o
Nice!
Hes a nice little mini. Wheres he from?
Very nice wee little evil genius mastermind leader! :D
Well he looks smallish next to the flanky and tall bots but I fear his minions will prove difficult adversaries for the agents. Lovely to see rest of his Mechanical Menaces.
Thanks, Antti!
He is not that small next to a normal fella, but against those tall robots....
Using this Lurker band should be fun and I hope to get a chance to do the next two mechanicals soonish.
The good thing about robots is there are not too many colours, so they should not take too long.
I hope....!
Are you going to use the robots in your VSF ventures as well?
I hope the younger lad is packing some solid slugs to his shotgun... should stop mechanical menaces much better than buckshots :D
Only two agents though?? :o
Only two agents though?? :o
Yeah, this was the result of the Thames Valley team tooling up a bit before starting a Black Dossier. Several games were played in order to resolve the first scenario - I'll leave Mason to fill in the datails! ;)
Yet another FINE ADVENTURE is in the offing here...time to stock up on popcorn!
I will also make some popcorn and watch the agents go down in the blaze of g(l)ory :D
:o I hope that Dr. Hugh Jarse and his creations can be stopped in time!
I am excited and enthused about taking part in these games! :D
Quite exciting set up, even though I've been told the result(s) already!
The Set & the Cast of Characters looks FINE...LET THE SHOW BEGIN!
Nice stuff!
Great stuff. Are there many 20's style Zombies out there? I know Tengu do a few and there are plenty of doctors etc but what else?
Great report as always, Sir.
RMZ
"They had better soon find a place to hole up for the night....."
But will it be any safer ? lol
Thanks, mate.
He must stop gossiping with all and sundry ::).
You 'working' at Salute, or free to roam?
Thanks, mate.
He must stop gossiping with all and sundry ::).
They had better soon find a place to hole up for the night.....
Not sure I ever post in this thread which I'm a big fan of.
Wonderfull work and story telling Mason.
Always very atmospheric.
Thats a bit like asking GW to skip raising prices for a year!
Not working Salute this time, so gotta queue up with the rest of the punters.
Who are Al and Sandy??? Never met 'em, mate, let alone gossiped with 'em - you must have mistaken me for someone else who doesn't share my trade mark restraint and sense of decorum...
;D
Took three tries, but I got there in the end. Bring on the next shambling horde!
Should have a little update soon, as I have been working on the 'Zombie Spawning' template and it is nearly there.
I love it, Mason. Just as is, too. It's completely and totally brilliant, and I'm absolutely stealing the idea.
VERY COOL! It could also be a "Catching-some-rays-in-the-Slum" Vignette...or not.
Very nice.. I have to steal that idea.
Regards,
Za
Nicely done, the bodies look just right ;D :-*
That looks like a CD used as a base? I trust it was a CD by the Grateful Dead? ;)
Mason - your work continues to be exemplary and in our comments we have used up all the superlatives known to Man. All I want, like Oliver Twist, is more. It is utterly addictive and should carry a Health Warning. Maybe something along these lines:
"Caution: Seeing Mason's work may make you dissatisfied with your own efforts for life" lol lol lol
Oooooh!! I like. Are you going to add any blood to it?
Top AAR as usual fella.
Lovely work, you could also use it as a casualty base. I love the little details like the flowers . . .
... Good that you've written up the scenario, too. I think I misunderstaood a bit and thought that once I was unable to win, I couldn't leave the table with my surviving agents. Don't think it made any difference to the outcome of either of my unsuccessful first two games, to be honest.
Just a thought, but a few of the dead on the template emerging from the soil would look cool on the template 8). Your quick and easy one does the job though mate, no doubt.
It could double as the site of another Dick Chaney hunting trip.
It could be even a plague tile, infecting members of the team as they get closer, like the colour out of space.
It could double as the site of another Dick Chaney hunting trip.
Here is a better idea of how the template will look in use.
Yeah, see where you're coming from - does the job perfickly :D
Great scene of terror there. And as others have mentioned...very versatile!
I hope to have one more update before Salute.
After that, I am bound to have my head turned firmly in another direction, so additions to the SA collection will, no doubt, slow right down.
Here he is posing with the Colonel to provide a size comparison.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/botsandhowler028_zps0b0675be.jpg)
:-* :-* :-*
The painting on the werewolf's skin is really good, one of the nicest wolfs I've seen in a long time :D
I loved painting mine. Turned out very nice and was my first Reaper Bones experience.
Great work!
Another hero! Nice work :-*
Looks like that instead of posing he's going to tear poor Colonel to bits! >:D
Yes, I'm all for the innocent critter on this case :)
Looking great!
Splendid looking beast, hope he gets to hunt a lot in following adventures.
He kind of painted himself
No reports of Weewolves in the South East just yet, I am sure you are glad to hear.
In fact the only team safe is that from the Thames Valley as they are tied up in a Black Dossier at the moment.
Despite triggering the "Werewolf!...There wolf; there castle!" reaction, that is an EXCELLENT mini with a matching EXCELLENT paint job & base. GREAT WORK!
I've been chased by zombies, hounded by werewolves - but I ain't never been caught by the ghoulies...
Despite triggering the "Werewolf!...There wolf; there castle!" reaction, that is an EXCELLENT mini with a matching EXCELLENT paint job & base. GREAT WORK!
Mason bashed out no less than SEVEN new lurkers yesterday - the man is a machine 8).
GONK DROID! COOL! o_o
You could use a lot of the droids from Star wars. C3P0 is based off the femal robot from Metropolis a film made at the end of the 1920's.
What CUTE Little Mechanical Critters! They seem to be reproducing themselves...quickly. What a LOT of CUTE Little Mechanical Critters...RUN!
GREAT WORK!
Here's hoping that you like them.
:D
Very much! Can't have too many retro robots! :D
There is something SO appealing about the Retro Robot Guys; these are no exception. VERY WELL DONE!
Is Dr. O a Rackham/Confrontation Dwarf?
Nice work on the bots!
I saw this and was reminded of Rattrap's Pulp Robots. Retro, indeed.
Great collection so far...
(http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=27627.0;attach=3202;image)
I'm glad I threw mine your way... you've done a grand job :)
As usual, amazing stuff! I like the look of those bots as well...very much different than what I've seen out there.
Now, To Whom It May Concern: Rattrap doesn't sell any miniatures (anymore?) so who besides Bob Murch (http://pulpfigures.com/products/view/55) sells pulp robot figures?
Now, To Whom It May Concern: Rattrap doesn't sell any miniatures (anymore?) so who besides Bob Murch (http://pulpfigures.com/products/view/55) sells pulp robot figures?
I forgot about Retro Raygun from Hydra too...really neat stuff, that is...
"Dr. Strangedong has opened a time portal..........
I originally purchased the Rattrap Robots from Brigade Games:
http://www.brigadegames.com/Rattrap-Miniatures_c_120.html
Well, Pete, you should be happy to hear that five more Hydra 'Bots will be added very soon.
I would like to get my hands on some of those little ones too, but cannot find a UK supplier that has them.
"Gawd! The Deadites have arrived first!" The Shambling Horde then goes into a Thriller style dance routine of the Beach Boys I Get Around... it's the Night of the Dancing Dead! Sorry that's what popped into my mind after reading the teaser & viewing the photos.
A lot of nice updates going on here Mason!
:-*
Looks like we are in for another awesome battle report.
:D
"Gawd! The Deadites have arrived first!" The Shambling Horde then goes into a Thriller style dance routine of the Beach Boys I Get Around... it's the Night of the Dancing Dead! Sorry that's what popped into my mind after reading the teaser & viewing the photos.
I find they dances better to the tune of a Tommy Gun or two :D
You know back when I started (yup with 40k 4th) I didn't see the big deal about fully painted figures and tables and terrain, I just wanted to play the game. However your stuff is a prime example of just how much better things are when it's done right. A great looking game is way more fun I think.
looking good so far Mason!
:-*
I am predicting a lot of dead agents in your next update though.
:D
Seeing the spray of blood that erupted from the head of the faithful clergyman the rest of the team then failed their subsequent Resolve checks.
Yes, ALL of them!
Each pile of crates that they came upon was efficiently searched by the Postie, his sorting skills obviously playing a major part in their sucess, and the contents ferried back to a point of safety.
.......good old Bert! Reliably unreliable.
lol
Good to see those postal skills put to good use!
lol
Could it have been any worse a start for the Agents of the Crown?
......... as it was Aubrey and Remy got in the bacon butties without major loss to any of the downed casualties. It turns out the good father only had a minor wound.....
A tense game, but another winner from Mason ;)
Great stuff! I should send a transcript of this mission to Canada Post...see if I can't get my rates lowered since the postie is painted in such a positive light (and such a nice paint scheme...).
It could have been raining!
Now that I've gotten that out of my system, that was a SPLENDID, SUSPENSEFUL Report with WONDERFUL Photos. Could it possibly be better...without playing in The Game?
Good work Bert old chap!
Looks like a cracking set up Mason. I'm feeling the itch to play again.
And huzza for the PO lad!I thought you would approve of the Postie.
Good work Bert old chap!
And huzza for the PO lad!
Looks like a cracking set up Mason. I'm feeling the itch to play again.
I may have to insist you do the LPL next year 8)
A small note on what makes SA the fun and challenging game that it is. For me, it is the command rule for nomination and Resolve tests. Both have a crucial effect on the game, as evidenced by my tussle with the giant rat - one minor casualty and the whole team can suffer. Brilliant. (I can say that now with the rose-tinted goggles of having won and received neary a scratch in return! Lucky, lucky Aubrey...).
Cracking report Paul! How do you find the time? And your stuff always looks brill,you must have a very understanding wife (mines good too,she just bought me $190 worth of figures),give her a kiss from me :D
I may have to insist you do the LPL next year 8)
Seconded. ;) ;)
The whole Spawning Zombie Base is very creepy, I like it!! We must use fire!!
The AARs are stunnig, as always. And the Robot Band!! :o :o :-* great job on those retrobots!!
Oh, as a zombie gamer, I will certainly try this out myself as soon as I get the chance!
I have missed the first one, but made sure I've found it! What profiles you had in mind as a "zombie" - basic zombie profile, blasphemous construct and zombie dogs only? So no command?
I have seen the reports, poor Bert! :D
That is a nice concept, actually! I was thinking I'd enable zombies to move by the system (range in los, "sounds" etc), but I'd need to play more than one game to find the balance of it all. Well, cheers for sharing! :D
I say, some brilliant Dossier work going on here. :-*
Carry on.
Thanks, einarolafson!
Much appreciated.
I have to admit that it was your Scene of Terror with the horses that first gave me the idea of a zombie base last year.
I need to try that Zombie herd rule!! Thank you for the idea!!
And now you are inspiring me to do another Scene of Horror!! :o ;D
Thrilling through and through
Black Dossier? I must have blinked somewhere and missed the background on this. Where do I go to find out more?
The set up looks rife for an exciting adventure; a heroic last stand ala Zulu...that explains why Men of Harlech is playing through my mind. I'll get the popcorn ready.
The set up looks rife for an exciting adventure; a heroic last stand ala Zulu...that explains why Men of Harlech is playing through my mind. I'll get the popcorn ready.
I was just thinking the same thing!
;D
This should be good.
:D
Looks like a blast!
HOORAY FOR THE LIVING FOLKS! Another TERRIFIC nail biter...love the photos!
Great!!
The Thames Valley Division had survived another night in This Green and Unpleasant Land.
They really did not want to spend too many more nights here, though...... but we want more AAR in That Green and Unpleasant Land, :D ;D
Loving it as always, Mason! I look forward to these stories and photos every single time I log in.
I'm going to have to post my photo (if I can find it) of Innsmouth...while I was out smoking my daughter took it over and it was infested with My Little Ponies. Kid even took my spare roads and set them up. Good stuff, my friend.
This is very enjoyable, don't fear inducing drag. The process is highly educational.
Thanks for the responses, chaps.
I fully understand that this may be dragging for you, but it is not dragging for Bert, who is right amongst it at the moment.
OOOH! I really like the new Robot Warriors...NICE paint job, Mick! They have a Retro Terminator look to them...if that makes any sense.
It's far from being a drag, don't worry! I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling themselves being drawn towards the world of SA o_o
Great mind think alike - I just took delivery of some of those Killer Robots too!
They've come out wonderfully mate, great job! :D
Very nice collection of automated killers you're getting there Mason! I am wondering if my trusty .45 will be able to keep 'em down...
???
Thanks, Tas!
Retro Robots are pretty versatile.
They may also make an appearance in my VSF and Pulp games in future, too.
;)
Very nice collection of automated killers you're getting there Mason! I am wondering if my trusty .45 will be able to keep 'em down...
???
The Tin Men in a group look even more impressive than they do individually. SPLENDID STUFF!
Nice batrep Mason, as usual.
The agents did very well this time!
:D
I love your robot collection as well!
:-*
I am jealous by the amount of gaming you do.
>:(
If you play Mutants and Death Ray Guns or SKANK (Warlords of the Wasteland) then these robots would be shoo-ins for that genre as well.
The walking nuts and bolts look magnificent Paul, so shiny that I need to use the specs 8)
Will they have also some bot themed scenery to go along?
Love them lots!
Just found this great looking generator which would work really well for an industrial setting
http://www.quantumgothicwars.com/rcstudio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52 (http://www.quantumgothicwars.com/rcstudio/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52)
Nicely done. :)
Really nice, should get one for myself as well.
I like that! Is the man with the brifcase from Coppelstone. There is a Nazi interrogator from Pulp Figures that looks awfully close.
you've enough for a small town by now lol
One can never have too many civilians.
you've enough for a small town by now lol
Since when is Mexico City small? lol
looks like a blast! I miss playing... :'(
That is one NASTY looking accident...looking forward to The Attack of the Road Kill Zombies from Hell! Report.
Thanks, Antti!
A clandestine meeting between the Minister and a mystery stranger on the outskirts of a quiet country village.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/robotsandphonebox020_zps11e58a62.jpg)
What is going on....?
Looks like its going to be another good one Mason!
Very cool set up!
:-*
I simply adore these "keep the suspense going" AARs from you Mason. Really makes me jealous that you get to play so often!
Looks like a really tough case for the agents this time (like the earlier ones would not have been so :D ). Great looking set-up, if I was an agent entering that accident zone I would keep the safety off on my Thompson lol
Without giving the game away (literally!) it was another enjoyable game, with a somewhat unexpected outcome (for me)...
Lovely, now who makes the stranger and the phone box?
Cheers Mason!
It was still quiet, just no longer quite so quaint...
I have no doubts that His Majesty's agents will be triumphant. After all, they had time to stop at the Schweppes bus for some Tanqueray and Tonic.
You're not wrong mate! And that's easy for you to say...
Bang up AAR again Mason. I am enjoying reading it, and I played in it! Sterling work, old chap, as I know you several projects and demands on your time at the moment.
Looking forward to the next installment of the AAR. ;)
I have no doubts that His Majesty's agents will be triumphant. After all, they had time to stop at the Schweppes bus for some Tanqueray and Tonic.
Bombay Saphire, please!
The only reason it's blue is to remind you of the profound sadness you'll feel when you realize that you're not drinking Tanqueray
I would have stopped for a gin and tonic too!
lol
At least a pint!
As it's Strange Aeons, it might have to be a Gorgons and tonic...
The suspenseful build up added a nice dramatic touch to The Tale. Gloria is off to a fine start...feisty backed up by a Tommy Gun is an excellent set of attributes. GREAT STUFF!
I love all the suspense and build up almost as much as the eye candy!
:-*
This is great! I've been lurking this thread for a while before registering, thanks for the extra effort on the AARs, they're a blast to read!
Oh, the hubris of Dr. Hugh...
Good Dossier!
It is not over yet.
That was Scenario #4 of 6.
They may have the Dr, but they now have to extract him.
Alive!
Yeah, it's quite the task to lug around a Hugh Jarse....
... the Mad Doc continually tried to make his subjects meaner and faster by injecting them with serum.
Three cheers for the agents of the Crown (and Bert, of course).
Great success! Hopefully Dr. Jarse is not able to get away from the place he is destined to end up, in straight jacket, I presume. :D
Phew! Got away with that one lol..........
....I have rode my luck in fine fashion the last few games, so I am intrigued to see what happens in scenario #5 in a fortnight's time.
Your AARs are fantastic. Tables are always very atmospheric.
A real pleasure to read and watch.
Yeah, it's quite the task to lug around a Hugh Jarse....
Ask J-Lo!
HOORAY! The Forces of Truth, Justice, & Divine Entitlement have TRIUMPHED!...more or less!
That has become a major problem in professional sports over the last decade or so.
Fantastic!!! this is getting even better!! I like very much those asylum guards!!
Hey, I got those cops! Now that I've seen what you've done with yours...perhaps I don't need coppers hmm hmm :D
Great work!
He is doing well at the moment.
His luck may be due a turn for the worse soon though.
Sweet!
I love the cinematic ending!
:-*
But let's not forget I lost two expereinced agents right at the start of the Dossier! That wasn't exactly fortunate...
::)
Enjoyed those AARs, and I'm sure I've said this before, a great inspiring thread in general.
Ooh, very nice :-* Love the background story on him... I hope he stays away from Finland this summer :D
Painted in haste or not, that is a VERY COOL mini...VERY WELL DONE!
He reminds me of a disreputable Old Man I see in the mirror most mornings. Who makes the mini?
Love the Crowman!
:-*
Really ace job on that mini, big man. He looks, to me, to be a former chimney sweep who was fed up with a life of inhaling carcinogens. One morning, while in a boiler room, he had a vision of Cthulhu and ravens, and he became obsessed with both, believing that the cultivation of crows would darken the world in preparation for the Great Old One's return.
Or something like that.
In any event, great work, brother.
Crowman looks excellent. Great colours :-*
Lovely family portrait, eh?
(http://images.frpgames.org/products/product_79938.jpg)
Here is a view of the Evil Fiend with a couple of his creations.
Lovely family portrait, eh?
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/crowman008_zps2a88457f.jpg)
** Profound apologies for trading on a common - and I am sure totally without foundation - cruel, comedy myth about the residesnts of this Eastern English county. It was a shameful, cheap dig and I apologise for any hurt the observation may have caused by inference. Next time anyone hailing from East Anglia is in I will happily 'give them six'...
Very 'nice'!
Crooked Dice have some sack-headed scarecrows as well.
The crowman and 'crow-nies' are looking great, mate. I trust one of the other teams will make his aquaintance before me as I am off busy battling the evil Dr Hugh Jarse and his undead underlings.
Constance reminds me of the tranny in the film 'Without a Clue', that great Sherlock Holmes spoof starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley :D.
The Family Portrait is charming in a disturbing sort of way..."Mum was right; Dad did find us in the pumpkin patch." You did a FINE piece of brushwork on the seedy looking Lads. VERY WELL DONE!
:-[ :P :P :-[
We need an icon for "High six!"
new baddies look great! excited to see how they play in!
Great jack-o-lanterns there Mason. I have the exact same group on my painting table awaiting some post-LPL paint for use as a Blasphemous Construct and zombies as well. :D
The photos are VERY evocative...a narration without words. When I was checking out your Krappefortt photos, it seemed that something was missing. Scenery without the miniatures is lifeless; & miniatures by themselves lack purpose. When they are paired, the combination is a joy to behold.
Thus endeth the Sermon of the Day...say "Amen".
The Ghouls have opened a grave and are begining to feast.
But what else have they disturbed.....
Argh...need....more terrain! Very inspiring mason, you keep pleasantly surprising!
Are the angels from the Dr. who? I really need to find me some of those...all the cool kids have it :(
You know what I'd like to see? I'd like to see WHERE YOU KEEP IT ALL. What manner of "+5 Gameroom of Awesomeness" do you have, and are the walls all covered in gilded shelving, loaded with all manner of terrain and miniatures?
How do you store the miniatures?
I'm running out of room and old game boxes to convert. Looking for some ideas.
who makes the waterside?
Very pictoresque set-up! :-*
A Telephone Box may never have been more important.
Maybe the future of the Realm itself depended on it being in full working order.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/scenario5setup002_zps808797b1.jpg)
SO with Life as we know it dependent on the Telephone Company, all that can be said is "WE"RE DOOMED!".
Damn! We're doomed! Doomed!
damm nice board! I am jealous
I've always thought you to be a clever bloke, but what continually impresses me is your choice of angles. I don't think I've seen too many horizontal/vertical layouts; they're all asymmetrical and almost always at a 45 degree angle. It really gives the impression that it is a very small slice taken out of a larger environment, and it continually delights me to envision your layouts in that light.
Very, very impressive. Almost photorealistic as well, which is the icing on the cake.
Yes - that is a delightful board, Mason. I'm always trying to get that kind of look and always failing which is a bit sad after 40+ years of trying. Still, I can enjoy yours vicariously. You've made imaginative use of the farm and it works beautifully - well done you clever old sausage.
Doug
If Combat Zone Chronicles is any indication, you probably do better than you think. I'm always on that site, stealing ideas.
Yes - that is a delightful board, Mason. I'm always trying to get that kind of look and always failing which is a bit sad after 40+ years of trying. Still, I can enjoy yours vicariously. You've made imaginative use of the farm and it works beautifully - well done you clever old sausage.
If Combat Zone Chronicles is any indication, you probably do better than you think. I'm always on that site, stealing ideas.
Lovely set up Mason!
:-*
You are developing a real knack for cliff hanging episodes...or you have latent sadistic tendencies. The former is more likely.
Oh no! The situation does look very dire to agent side! :'(
You are developing a real knack for cliff hanging episodes...or you have latent sadistic tendencies. The former is more likely.
The latter can never be ruled out either...
;)
Oh no! The situation does look very dire to agent side! :'(
And things were about to get worse, too...
More! :o
We need more narrative!
Whereas you know what YOU can do with that statement!
Can't wait!!! 8) ??? 8)
Possibly sideways? :D
Here are a few more views of the picturesque village before the Agents came to town...
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/scenario5setup023_zps54171d08.jpg)
Oo-er... :o
Just love your AARs! :D
YET ANOTHER Thrilling Tale to be continued...this style of narration would also work well with a Pulp Fiction setting. Cliff hangers do leave moi with something to look forward to on the manana.
You may have mentioned this somewhere up-thread and I've forgotten or missed it, but I just noticed how you use a black cloth with a 2'x3' hole cut in it to frame the gaming area, and run roads and other low scenic pieces under that to produce the nice angled effect other people have already commented on.
That's genius, and produces a very nice finished effect - better than random bits of road and such sticking off the edges of a 2x3 mat!
This one is going on a little, but I find any really lengthy post difficult to manage and prefer to have two more coherent ones than a single post that becomes a mess.
Most people seem to prefer the 'to be continued' aspect. so that is a bonus that I have lucked into.
;)
Pretty intense action! :o
So situation was saved, if only for time-being, by Aubrey... what happened in the after-action phase?
Excellent AAR my man! Captured the game with some nice literary flourishes. I like Aubrey impaling the construct's head! :D
Pretty intense action! :o
So situation was saved, if only for time-being, by Aubrey... what happened in the after-action phase?
LOONIES, & ZOMBIES, & FIENDS, OH MY! Thanks to Gloria's noble sacrifice & Aubrey's speed dialing Life as we know it shall continue...until the next Episode. GREAT REPORT!
The luckiest man alive sits in South East London...
No major mishaps, and no deaths! Gloria now has a fear of blood, and has to take a resolve test when anyone (friend or foe) goes out fo action within 5", which is a pain, but much more preferable to death!
The famous Bert luck endures...
But will it last until Mason has sprung the final scenario of the Dossier? I have no idea what he's got up his voluminous sleeve, but I suspect it's nasty...
One thing you can be sure of is there will NOT be any Injury rolls to be made at the end of the game!
;)
No?? ???
I have had a few more civilian type vehicles sitting around for ages and, while waiting for the glue on my Mordheim Watch House to dry, I decided to finish another one off.
The Ghost (an appropriate name for a Cultist vehicle) is LOVELY...GREAT WORK!
For some reason or other, not overruling congenital idiocy, as I was typing "GREAT WORK!", I had an incredible urge to substitute "LOOK UPON MY WORKS, OH YE MIGHTY, AND DESPAIR"...all this Cultist stuff is having an effect...or not.
Nice ride! ;)
Lovely wheels Paul! 8)
Could you perhaps once more make a quick run-down what kind of treatment you or shotgun wielding Bob the automobile dealer gives to those lovely vehicles?
Now that is one VERY CLASSY (Upper Classy I'd say) car. Its proximity even makes Bob look classy...Lower Classy, but classy nonetheless. VERY, VERY NICE!
Beautifully rendered horseless carriages! I wonder which one is more speedy?
Lovely wheels Paul! 8)
Could you perhaps once more make a quick run-down what kind of treatment you or shotgun wielding Bob the automobile dealer gives to those lovely vehicles?
I second this motion!
I've got several 1:43 vehicles now for this and a post-apoc game I've got going, but I'm starting to look at that "Yesteryear" line and wonder if perhaps I should've standardized on the smaller scales....
UGH
To be perfectly honest, mate, I am not sure if the Yesteryear range is made to any 'scale'.
I suspect that they may be made to fit the box.
On the basis we all love a bit of mystery I am prepared to say this idea came about because of my wife's favourite weekday breakfast and her dislike of commercial muesli. :D
huge cereal silo?
They were very much so, discussion here http://vbcf.freeforums.org/models-of-yesteryear-scales-t304.html (http://vbcf.freeforums.org/models-of-yesteryear-scales-t304.html) containing useful info about scales etc.
Tim
oh, here is something, though it is not about a cereal silo but a molasses tank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Molasses_Disaster
and this has a bit more to do with cereals but usually not those consumed in the morning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood
these two incidents stretch over a period of 100 years, so I am sure, Beezzo will come up with something very inventive ;) as usual
though we should not forget that breakfast cereal carton is one of the favourite materials of scenery building ;)
I do need to source one essential component, I have the major ones but the missing element needs to fit both K-fort and SA eras. I am confident I can come up with something (I think I am confident - maybe). I hope.
very impressive terrain, and the A4 box idea is a good one
Just as I've always suspected, behind all the EVIL in the World are the used car dealers...the new wheels keep getting COOLER with each new addition.
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/Towerandcars011_zps31d0d50a.jpg)
A 1914 Prince Henry Vauxhall.
The brilliance of this one is in the grime on the bonnet. Wow. You really made this look like a period car.
As to your note that you've never had a MOY car that doesn't fit, here's a list of them so you can know before you buy:
http://veiculosemminiatura.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/escala-de-modelos-matchbox-serie-models.html?m=1
I now have a buyer's guide!
I've given one of my characters one of these:
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/1930s/maybach-zeppelin_zpsdbe3450f.jpg)
mainly becasue the name sounds so cool -
Maybach Zeppelin DS8 Cabriolet. The motor itself is rather pretty to look at as well. However, I haven't found a model of one yet.
Mason, you could start a whole new thread devoted to just your cars - they're absolutely gorgeous.... :)
I haven't found a model of one yet.
There are some available here and there, such as:
http://www.replicarz.com/1930-Maybach-Zeppelin-V12-DS8-beige-_-black/productinfo/MUS009/
That is not as bad as it seems....you could always go for this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-43-MAYBACH-Zeppelin-DS-8-Streamlined-Cabrio-TU-1934-/111040048069?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item19da80abc5
That one is simply unbelievable!
:o
I will keep my eyes open for a more 'reasonably priced' version for you.
;)
A much more reasonably-priced car than the Maybach Zeppelin would be the Model T Ford.
So here is one with a really quick 'weathering' job:
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/towerandcars2004_zps814df24c.jpg)
Shotgun Bob poses for scale as usual, showing that this example is slightly bigger, being a Corgi version.
Nothing too extreme, so I will have no problems using it alongside the Matchbox vehicles.
It also has a nice windscreen, which the others lack.
:D
What do you think...?
Superb additions to your motorpool Mason, all of them look excellent.
Maybe it's time for the agents to take out Bob the Cultist out of the business and asap before the cult gets too rich and powerful :)
Like it! One lump or two? :)
A Sinister Plot may be afoot to enslave the populace by drugging the tea...have these Cads no decency whatsoever? COOL TRUCK!
What do you think...?
Keep 'em coming - I'm getting to be an habitué of Shotgun Bob's showrooms (although I always take several bodyguards).
"Allo Doug!
Welcome back to Shotgun Bob's.
Got a new one for ya today.
A 1911 Daimler."
"I know shes a bit on the dirty side at the moment, but a little bit o' love an' attention, and a rub down wiv a damp cloth and she'll come up loverly.
Only one previous owner.
Take no notice of that mark on the seat.
Blood?
O' course it aint.....just a bit of brown sauce is all that is.
Come up a treat, she will, guvnor.
Wodya reckon....?"
Is that Arthur Daley hiding under the hood? Or Perhaps Terry McCann?
Great job Mason!! :-* :-*
Did you already write a tutorian on how to paint and wear cars?
Marco
A few of you commented on the vehicles in the past, but I must confess that they are really easy to 'weather' using Modelmates liquids.;)
I picked them up at Salute last year (Soot Black is the best option, but I picked up Mud Brown as well for a little variety) and am really glad that I did.
All you have to do is paint it on the desired area, and dab it off with a damp bit of cotton wool until you are happy with whats left.
Just that and a little bit of drybrushing, Vallejo Flat Brown for the mud and black, then silver, for the chipped paintwork.
A little bit of brown/orange ink never does any harm to indicate a bit of rusting in small doses.
Dont overdo it, though, or it will look like a wreck.
Simples!
:D
Pretty easy and quick.
(http://www.radsuperstore.com/images/library/brs/large/1868-0089.jpg)
Ah, 1911. What a great year that was.
YET ANOTHER automotive gem! When does the Road Rally begin?
"Yeah - nice wheels, Bob.
I'll just get one of my lads to take a look in your dickey first, if you know wot I mean."
Doug
yep, by now I am actually convinced that Shotgun Bob is a second-hand car merchant.
Isn't that a nice story for a character?
or even an Avatar name :)
yep, by now I am actually convinced that Shotgun Bob is a second-hand car merchant.
as a means of transporting the whole Cult about on day trips.
;)
Goodness me now you need a Cultist leader called Olive!
The thought of that one's made me snort out loud with laughter, Mason! Somehow star alien-worshipping cultists heading off to the seaside for the day for a few pints of best and a 99 is very amusing indeed lol
The bus is looking magnificent, mate - it's so come alive from the original model, which looked like a toy, to the magic you've worked on it now so it looks like a bus. Good job. I look forward to taking cover behind it as I desperately rack the slide on my trusty Thompson hoping to clear that jam before the shambling undead horde on the other side stumble round the back of the bus intent on the contents of my brainpan...
:o
Still, I guess they've all got social lives outside of the cult - they could be amongst us even now; Cecil the accountant - corporate number cruncher by day, but in the long dark watches of the night he's never more at home than under a purple-hued hood with a .22 in one hand and his keenest gutting knife in the other...
:D
All of your stuff is inspirational as Hell! I might be stealing the style of your docks in the future so my fishmen will have somewhere to swim!
And I love the cars. Gonna gave to find myself a couple region/period appropriate pieces myself when I finally get started.As for the cars, mine are mostly Matchbox Models of Yesteryear.
I don't know about others, but I see the car park horizontally compressed
the first two are OK now, the third is horizontally stretched....
at least for me o_o
cracking PJ, if I didn't say it already, btw :)
Love your car collection!! Very nice!!
difficult to say, I can't see the details very well. A shot of the cabin interior would be helpful.
On first glance a bit smallish. How far are the rails apart?
I look forward to seeing after you do your thang on it.
Are going to remove the cow-catcher and lantern from the front?
naah, I think it is rather this one ;)
So the Golden Rule of Wargaming is employed. "Does it kinda look a bit like you wanted?"
......tell the story well and the details can hang a bit.
Anyway, with a bit of conversion it should easily look more believable
I am not sure about the VSF look though, that might need a bit creativity
I am not sure about the VSF look though, that might need a bit creativity
Hang on-I thought this was for your SA setting? I'm confidently expecting to see this little baby turned out in authentic GWR livery, accompanied byan authentic tender and with suitable Top-Hatted Station Master in attendancevery soon. :D
Doug
Then a british engine might be more suitable?
I am not that fussed, mate.
This will do just fine.
And here I was, all excited to see your tcho-tchos! :'(
I know what you did, no worries. It was meant as a joke.
Thanks for the pic though, those are quite lovely!
The Boglings are fantastic, Paul! :-*
It really reminds me that I have to start to base and paint some other, similiar miniatures which came in a parcel a while ago ;)
OH BABY! Those are some of the most DELIGHTFULLY ugly Little Vermin that Four A has come up with. Your OUTSTANDING brushwork has highlighted all their innate charm. VERY WELL DONE!
Great stuff! Adorably evil!
Nice work on the new beasties!
The pictures are a little blurry, but you get the gist...
The Little Uglies look LOVELY...so to speak. They're such a personable Gang of Miscreants. GREAT STUFF!
Man those are FUGLY! in a good way! lol
Hey, I've seen that keep around Tyne! :D
Funny thing is it looks just a WONDERFUL here as in the Fantasy Section. About the only thing I can see that's missing is a chimney.
I might be wrong but that looks like a Shiraz in the glass top left?
Mmmm? It could be a Pinot Noir?
Pretty sure it's pomegranate juice, warpstone soured all the pinot.... :'(
Lovely wee keep Mason!
looks ace as usual, that town must be bloody huge by now lol
I swear to God almighty, it would very nearly be worth flying to England specifically to play SA with Mason. Oh. My. God.
*Sigh*
That's the good stuff.
I swear to God almighty, it would very nearly be worth flying to England specifically to play SA with Mason. Oh. My. God.
Again, I love that you do horizontal layouts. They look SO MUCH BETTER than the boxy ones. I've adapted this style myself, in fact, although my rivers have square ends and I refuse to deface them, so they are always laid in cardinal directions.
Such great looking stuff, mate. I mean, I look forward to these wee pictures as much as getting some toys in the mail....almost. :)
The hazards of driving down Country Lanes may very well be a greater & more immediate threat to the Empire than the machinations of the Evil Cultists & Morris Dancers. Be that as it may, COOL LOOKING BOARD!
I swear to God almighty, it would very nearly be worth flying to England specifically to play SA with Mason. Oh. My. God.
Again, I love that you do horizontal layouts. They look SO MUCH BETTER than the boxy ones. I've adapted this style myself, in fact, although my rivers have square ends and I refuse to deface them, so they are always laid in cardinal directions.
Such great looking stuff, mate. I mean, I look forward to these wee pictures as much as getting some toys in the mail....almost. :)
*Sigh*
That's the good stuff.
Great stuff mason :-*
Regards,
Za
I would agree, it is more like making visual love with the miniatures than gaming!
One quick question. You tend to have your roads at jaunty angles; I assume the ends of these are just tucked underneath your black border sheet, rather than being cut at an angle?
My wife would disown me and cut off my balls if we went to London and I tried to game! lol
The suspenders is killing me - can't wait for the AAR; I wanna see how it all panned out...
"You played in the game, knucklehead!"
Oh...
:D
Thanks for the clarification. The book so far is really good and I've got loads of ideas bubbling away, I just need to find the time and space to do something about it!
AAH! An idyllic setting: lovely rustic buildings nestled in green & pleasant fields & rolling hills bedeck with a riot of wild flowers with the smell of fresh roadkill & burning vehicles in the air promising an interesting evening.
Likewise...but only if you will pay for my plane ticket... :'(
Great looking spread as usual. Can't wait for more!!!
Looks great Paul
Perhaps I should head over to se London one night if you would care to invite me?
Really great looking board and figures, as always.
I'm a big Sir Mix-A-Lot fan, so I'm rooting for Hugh Jarse.
After all...
I....like big butts and I can not lie... ;)
GREAT REPORT! The Gang from Thames Valley seem to be in the "if it wasn't for bad luck, they'd have no luck at all" category....it does make for an exciting report though.
They only had to make it a little further and they would reach the safety of the crop fields...
...in the distance the sound of aircraft engines & The Flight of the Valkyries coming closer & closer. COOL CLIFF HANGING ENDING!
"Please Mr. Blasphemous Construct, don't throw me & the Crazy Evil Doctor into that field of crops." When in a life or death situation Brer Rabbit is the man (hare) to emulate.
Aubrey, in the immortal words of the recently deceased Dennis Farina, "is f**ked".
I'm still rooting for the man with the can, Dr. Hugh Jarse. Take 'em out, Doc!
Ooof! This was a nail-biter :o
Awww poor Aubrey!
As I weep for the fallen Threshold Agents, I cannot help but curl my lip into a wry smile knowing that the mutt with the butt, Dr. Hugh Jarse, has likely escaped a fiery death....villains always seem to escape in the nick of time.
Missed it by that much...OH NUBBINS!
I weep. I weep for the brave and the burnt. :'(
Lets go again! :-*
Wow!
Another nail biter!
Very well written battle report!
Your collection of miniatures and terrain is truley something to behold.
Really wonderful stuff!
:-*
Some great stuff there!
Bloody hell mason slow down. Your making the rest of us look bad. You also make it hard to take two months off from the hobby. It took me ages to catch up with this thread.
Sweet AARs they all looked great fun to play.
I'm mightily impressed with all of shotgun Bobs new stock, particularly when you see them all lined up like that.
The crow man looks great too...if no one has already ill accept you challenge and take on the pumpkin heads.
I'm looking forward to seeing all these new goodies in the flesh.
but I will say that this Black Dossier, and its ending, has led to a completely new development for M.O.O.S.(E). to contend with.....
;)
.. Gloria Stitts, ... Randy Fellowes, Remington Slide, Postman Patrick, Betty Swallocks, Norma Stitts,..., Connie Lingus...
I will take a slight break from Strange Aeons for the time being, in it's main form at least, but I am already planning how I can do something different next time around.
What, a large-scale recruitment drive? Most of their operatives seem to be a little crispy...
It appears that not only M.O.O.S.E. is out of models, but so is the adult film industry. They all sound like porn stars!
Oh he's great! Where is the model from?
lol
Luverley stuff, can't wait to see the rest ;)
Oh he's great! Where is the model from?
Well, I usually work from home but I can travel ;)
Cheers, Nick!
You may regret saying that..... :D
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=54636.0
(I have them all to add to this project and another has been finished... :D)
You may regret saying that..... :D
I fully expect to lol
Ah cool! All of those will be perfect for my ww2 team, thanks! :D
They certainly will be.
Although I have to tell you that my fella with the shield will not be Captain America.... ;)
Neither will mine. Damn yanks coming over here thinking they can tell us how to stop these gribbly creatures. Pah I tell you. Pah! ;)
It's the allure of drinking warm beer & the excitement of driving on the other side of the road that attracts some Yanks.
lol
I may have to get the brushes out tomorrow, methinks..... :D
Neither will mine.
VERY COOL! Along with a FINE paint job, the derby & cigar make the piece for moi. VERY WELL DONE!
A nice pint of scrumpy is better than the warm beer though
You know they say what goes around comes around. ;)
Another winner monsewer Mason! Are you gonna allow these chaps a turn on the table so someone else can lurk for you? ;)
As for your Jack, there wouldn't be a Union in there somewhere too would there? ;)
COOL MINI! You brought the Masked Man to life WONDERFULLY...nice subdued colors. He looks the part of a Vigilante, fighting for truth, justice & miscellaneous platitudes. VERY WELL DONE!
Totally awesome dude! :D
Sweet.
What I love about your models is that they're not just models...they have character. You kind of give them life in a very peculiar and endearing way.
I mean, I have a man crush on Hugh Jarse after all...and that's not something I'd get for any old model..especially a male model... ;)
Great stuff!
"Neither rain nor snow nor pursuing Loony"...you get the idea.
I have been a little too busy lately to get this Black Dossier finished off.
What do you think?
Very nice! :-*
And I can't wait to hear what happened to Aubrey and the Doctor!
Very nice job!
I'm impressed...the sculpts are nicely detailed & proportioned with a goodly amount of personality. VERY WELL DONE!
Are you planning on selling them?
Doug
Nice work, I could stand to add those to my collection also!
Damn fine work. I'd gladly add them to my collection, if the opportunity comes along!
The sculpts look great mate. Im liking the guy with his shotgun resting on his shoulder. The creases on the trousers look spot on. They both look cool. Lovin em!!! Looking forward to seeing the others.
Great stuff. :-*
I was wondering how you would get around the gun issue in terms of the scuplts later being sold and now I have the answer, you must have used your crystal ball!
Front...
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/757c7038-9f37-4df7-92b2-ded46a2146f8_zpsc9c41c91.jpg)
and back...
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/ac19433e-1a53-4f46-adc1-2345daf1dc70_zpsd5325aac.jpg)
they look great :o :-* i prefer the Fatty,his Hood reminds me of the evil Ghosts from Casper ::) ::)
I couldn't live without my clay shapers for sculpting... absolutely perfect for smoothing off a surface.
Great work so far on them. To clear up some of the cracks and joins that are appearing between pieces, I'd suggest a wash of thinned down Miliput. This can be painted into the cracks and washed over the model to smooth things off a bit. I've found this works much better than the GW green liquid, which is a bit chalky.
Good start, Paul. I'll give you another lesson at some point. 8)
These look bollocks Mason...
Sorry! These look 'the' bollocks (what a difference one word makes :D)
Make more!
Damned ! Is there anything (connected to gaming ::) ) you can't do with success ?
The one with the shot gun would fit right in with an old west lynch mob. The other one would fit too with a weapon swap.
The other weapon is a Spencer Carbine, so should also be just about perfect for the Old West as it was used extensively during the ACW and would have been used plenty later on too.That is great, I'll look forward to seeing more. I wonder how they size up with the Brigade bushwackers.
That is great, I'll look forward to seeing more. I wonder how they size up with the Brigade bushwackers.
lol
Plenty, mate.
I wish that I could see better in order to paint better, for one!
It may be time to invest in an optivisor.I have been painting with 'assistance' for years... Couldn't do the 20mm and 15mm stuff without it!
I'm waiting for the bionics option so that it also includes a camera
I have been painting with 'assistance' for years... Couldn't do the 20mm and 15mm stuff without it!
Dude! Not bad!
She looks dressed and ready to kill!
Wouldn't want to go out with her on a date, mind - whole new definition of 'plitting' the bill! yikes.]
She is one Bad Ax Babe...sorry about that. The Girl is definitely not your Sweet Young Thing. VERY WELL DONE!
Cast 'em up, cast 'em up, cast 'em up! :D
Maybe some pics showing it in use by the Cult or as the 'secret research facility' being utilised by the Asylum are in order.....hmmm......
What do you reckon?
Oh dear me :o, typically magnificent.
Great building, Mason. I love it and I'd certainly reanimate a dead body or two in there :P
You've had another series of great posts since I last left a comment.
Great AAR's.
I love the Benny Hill chase scene.
Love the sculpts.
and yes... your Mordheim tower makes a great Haunted House.
Fantastic house. I can imagine the Scooby gang breaking in there to find the local "ghost" too :)
Plenty of room on that tower roof to erect an infernal device for opening a portal...
Someone needs to look at the drainage on that flat roof... the water has built up and made a swimming pool!
Someone needs to look at the drainage on that flat roof... the water has built up and made a swimming pool!
You could also install a AA-gun on the tower battlement ;)
I dread to think what might be found in one of Mason's SA swimming pools :o lol
Why have I never commented on this thread before? It's full of brilliant stuff! The index is also incredibly useful.
Swimmimh pools were not too common in Britain in the '20's.
A Lido, on the other hand, is screaming out to made now......Thanks, chaps!
>:( >:( >:(
I worked on filling in the old South Bay outdoor swimming pool in Scarborough. It dated from 1915 and had various sections of different depths, some over 4m deep. It was a very creepy place and it got me writting down ideas for a Cthulhu mytho style short story aout a creature that takes refuge there. I used to have copies of the original plans but rhey're gone now.
I worked on filling in the old South Bay outdoor swimming pool in Scarborough. It dated from 1915 and had various sections of different depths, some over 4m deep. It was a very creepy place and it got me writing down ideas for a Cthulhu mythos style short story about a creature that takes refuge there. I used to have copies of the original plans but they're gone now.
What about an Observatory to check if the Stars are Right
Just spend the last 3 days reading this thread from start to finish.
It's been an absolute joy to read, the quality of the terrain and minis are fantastic and the battle reports are epic.
A truly inspirational thread, thanks for taking so much time to share your work.
Looking forward to reading more.
Cheers BF :)
The Cultists are coming along SPLENDIDLY...#7 definitely look more robust than his fellow Evil Doers. GREAT WORK!
At the moment, from the rear it looks as though number 7 is naked below the waist except for his boots, so I'm not too sure I want to see him completed with his over endowed weapon. ;)
Looking good so far.
You can see how much you are improving with each new sculpt, very impressive. You're making me want to break out the GS and have a go at it myself, so your work is definitely an inspiration to others. Looking forward to seeing more of your work and thanks for sharing.
Looking good mate! :D
Great sculpts Mason, I'm always happy to see another amateur sculpter's work! I went for monsters myself as the proportions were killing me, but I can see you're using armatures, so you're a step ahead! :D
I think they're great, personally. You will never be completely satisfied with them (my experience) as there is ALWAYS something you could fix...but this is like painting a room, only the one working on it sees all the "flaws". I have to say I just love the tiny legs the females have, kinda cartoony so IMO very "Strange Aeonic"
Great looking cultists! Definitely look good now that they are bulked out a bit. And I like the fur on the female cultist's coat. Very decadent!
Quite the transformation, they look great now. Mason the putty pusher, whoda thunkit?
Yes, looking much better Mason - good (green!) stuff, mate ;). I think the female cultist's legs were a bit spindly before. And the detailing on the coat is excellent.
Cast 'em up, cast 'em up, cast 'em up! :D
Very good sculpting, well done there.
Wonderful sculpts Mason! I see that I have lots of reading to do, to check out all the progress with MOOSE.
The hooded jazz girl with a tommygun looks especially good.
Awesome cultists. Really like the heads. And I've made a small bit of progress checking out the rest of this enormous thread. Some excellent work here. :D
I am pretty confident that the last two Cultists will be finished by this time next week.
Great job on those!! :o :-* Cultists are always "needed".
Your certainly getting better as you go on mate 8) 8)
Nice work on #7 and the fur trim on the female cultist's coat looks great.
Keep up the good work, look forward to seeing more.
When's your next gaming session? Could do with a batt rep any some in game pic's.
I see no.7 has remembered to put his trousers on. Very nice figure.
They just keep getting better with each post...#7 is a GEM. GREAT WORK!
The Group shot shows of the Lads SPLENDIDLY...especially the Mutant in the middle ( ;) ).
Looks good. Nice how the biggest guy is carrying the biggest gun too. Take a lot of strength (I imagine) to fire one of those steadily. :D
He needs to be big to lug that machine gun around!
Nice work.
I am not nearly brave enough to try sculpting any thing other than shoggoths and formless spawn. ;D
Hope the house move wasn't to painful.
I'm still finding forgotten mini's, books etc, in boxes, from when I moved house 4yrs ago.
Anyway the group shot of the thugs looks good.The variation in heights and builds is very subtle, just enough to make a difference.
Excellent work, look forward to seeing more.
Cheers BF.
Are these your first foray into sculpting complete figures? If so they are absolutely bloody amazing, if not they're only bloody amazing. Like them a lot, like the variations in height.Along with the variations in height it would be nice to see a real porker with a beer gut and a tall skinny chap(who didn't quite get into the basketball team).
You're getting a bit good at this! Nice work mate :)
They do look like a wild bunch... meaning all the heat they are packing :) Great work on all them, will the #9 be a member of the same cult/gang as well?
They are indeed my first attempts.In that case the absolutely qualifier in front of bloody marvelous definitely applies.
Fantastic, mate! Can't wait to buy a set :D
The Cult Guys & Gal look GREAT all together & Mama Link is LOVELY! If I wasn't mired in my Fantasy World, I'd be clamoring for castings. GREAT WORK!
I was tempted to add: "Look upon my works, Oh Ye Mighty, and despair."...I guess I just did.
I think they look great. You should feel proud of them mate as sculpting ain't an easy thing to pull off.
Of course, in two years you'll look back and think "god they look primitive" ;)
In that case the absolutely qualifier in front of bloody marvelous definitely applies.
Not sure why I suggested a porker when you had already produced one, but I'll stick with tall and skinny as my suggestion.
Excellent work Paul! I had a go at pushing putty once, my first attempts didn't turn out anywhere near as good. That's why there were no second attempts ;)
Great stuff there Mason. They look cracking as a group and definitely give off a 20s vibe. I am particularly keen on no.8, the lazy cultist with his hand in his pocket and the robust chap with his run raised.
Sign me up for a set please.
They have the feel of shotgun bobs lackeys. You should promote him and get these chaps in to work for him..it's tough running a used car lot for cultists on your own...especially when he has so many cars :D
Looking better and better!! Love the group, I can see them robbing banks or summoning evil creatures!!
I think I will start a seperate thread in the (COMMERCIAL) section of the Bazaar next week to gauge interest and figure out how many sets I should have cast up.
Please please please add the various Blogger Follow options to your layout so I can add it to my blogroll :)
Will do.....assoon as I fugure out how that happens...?
;)
Try this: http://exilespainting.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/make-your-blog-easier-for-us-to-share.html
Thanks, mate.
I shall have a butchers later and see if I can make any sense of it.
:D
Will you have an oppurtunity to get individual minis as well or will it be too much of a hassle for you?
Will do.....assoon as I fugure out how that happens...?When you've entered the 'Dashboard', click 'Layout'. You'll see a simplified version of how your blog is built up- e.g. header on top, then comes a blue box labeled 'add Gadget', below that you'll see a box labeled 'blog posts'. To the right of that you should find a bit that reads 'blog archive' and just above that there should be another 'add gadget' option.
;)
New to this Blog lark, so please be patient.
:D
Looking forward to seeing the finished cultists and the WIP on 11 and 12.
Nice!
The Cultists just keep getting better with each new mini. GREAT WORK!
I can't quite tell from the photo, but he looks like he's sporting a bow tie...now that's really creepy/evil if so.
What's this!! A cultist not called Bob! The union will be on him in a flash.
I am loving Billy-Bob, mate!
Berty-Bob
Great stuff. When you can't find cultists...you make your own! Truly an evil plan! Ia! Ia! 8)
Looking good. 8)
Thanks, Phil!
And apologies for not mentioning that the Thompson being waved about by #8 is from Slug Industries, used with permission.
I shall amend the original post.
:)
No need mate it's okay, it's too late now anyway as my solicitor will be in touch as soon as he qualifies... 8)
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/themason73020/ce5dead7-7f83-4696-9a9a-0c8a1c936e32_zps0e35db06.jpg)
this is megacute and distressing at the same time
reminds me of the yardsstick intro to the battle of Isandlwhana
I'm proud of your sculpting, mate :)
Another couple of seriously mediocre piccies of Cultist #9 (standing alongside his father, Cultist #7). He is the loader and number two to the Lewis gunner.
Both Lewis gun and ammo by Slug Industries.
The Chip Off The Old Block/Patch Off The Old Hood is a COOL idea brought to life WONDERFULLY! The pair remind me of a Father & Son I saw at a recent Rangers game...professional sports spawn Cults also.
This little tableux of cultist family life is the most disturbing sculpt you've done so far, Mason! Inspired, but disturbing o_o
I like sculpt #10 - she's got a big butt ;D. And I like big butts, I can't deny :D...
So this cult is actually an extended family of lunatics then? :o :)
I think you can't stop with the latest three, you gotta go for more :D
Finished? No pics? :'(
So what are you planning on sculpting next, surely you have plans already :)
Pics will be posted later, when I have had a chance to take them.
;)
Oh, really nice and spooky at the same time! :-* Great addition to the cult/gang/family :)
Awesome, great addition to an already great idea. Nice execution on this one, it's great to actually see you improve over the course of this thread. I'd just say though if you make the hand behind the back a wee bit smaller you got yourself a winner there. and as always thanks for sharing.
The Little Chick has a lot of personality; the dagger behind her back & the "Sssh!" positioning of her index finger are WONDERFUL touches. She may be the best or, at least, the cutest of The Cultist; AND definitely my favorite.
That is one sinister little girl. I think it's the creepiest of them all! Nice work mate. :)
reminds me of this
..........
Paul,
Your sculpting is getting better every day! The young cultists miming a shh is inspired and I have felt recently just like the crotchety old fellow looks. I am really looking forward to seeing some paint on these :-*
Lon
Great stuff!
The last two sculpts are really brilliant! Fantastic work on the whole range, mate, to be honest, but I think Sister Shhh is particularly inspired! Nice one. :D
Looking great :-*
cheers
George
is it just green stuff your using?
I find if I mix some Magic sculpt into my green stuff it makes it easier to smooth ( With a tiny brush and a bit water ) and it leaves sharper edges.
I've only just caught up with these.
Awesome sauce Matey ;D
Cracking stuff. :-*
one might guess that this is Miss Feisty-bottom
and also without a hood
is this why You bought the Hasslefree heads?
She's looking good mate - and I don't just mean her booty! Nice sculpt mate, very nice sculpt.
One of the blessings of reaching Old Manhood is the variety of females that I find attractive has increased geometrically. Ergo, the latest Creepy Cultist gets a rousing "OH BABY!".
Was it the way she points her weapon, Deafnala? :D
That sculpt from behind also looks like it could be Steve Harris from Iron Maiden, on guitar! 8)
Very excited about this!
That is a SPLENDID looking gaming board plagued by a gang of joy riding Hooligans.
lol
Cheers, Al!
It is a 'limited space' game board.
As I am travelling to BLAM by train, I have to be able to get everything into a suitcase, in order to be able to carry it.
And this set-up does fit, believe it or not.
;)
Love it, mate! :-*
It's sheer pity I can't attend this year :'(
Can't wait to see the facial expression of the security guard when you go through the X-ray.
Fantastic setup mate - I particularly like looking at it and recognising pieces from earlier in this thread and thinking 'Oh, I remember when he made that!' :D
I envy the players that get to enjoy your game on that. I think you need to take your "suitcase of awesomesauce" on tour.
Free accommodation at my Man cave with reciprocal games thrown in! 8)
I dont think it was going to be decided by a game of 'paper, scissors, stone'.....
Unless all four groups run out of bullets! lol Papercuts can be pretty nasty you know :)
Great intriguing start!
That looks like an awesome table and I just love the 4 groups converging on each other scenario.
I second bringing this to Oz. lol
I would change the name of the Agents from M.O.O.S.(E) vehicles to "Rapid" Response although. ;)
Nice set up!
I can't wait to see how things unfold Mason!
:D
As for the sculpts: Miss Big Butt, #12, is finished and the the final Cultist, #13, is very nearly there.
He just needs a couple of minor tweaks.
I will take a piccie or two later to prove it.
:D
It seems I've been missing out on the action. The Battle Reports & OH-SO-COOL photos was SPLENDID. AND the well endowed Cultist Wench is LOOKING GOOD!
There now, I'm caught up.
Well hopefully someone will take lots of pics at BLAM.
I am assuming you will be too busy running the game.
:D
Yep, I like Big Butt (and I can't deny...). :D
Very nice, but if he's the last that could be unlucky.... though I'm pretty sure for whoever is up against them!
Great work!
Hmmmm............didn't think of that, Adam.
Maybe I should make one more.
Just in case you are right.....
;)
Always room for one more ;)
I thought you'd plan 13 on purpose! Cult of Evil and all that..... but I'm a little triskaidekaphobic ever since the Mythos card.....
I did plan 13 on purpose, but no reason why there should not be a new member waiting to join, is there?
;)
Yup, but with thinking like that you'll never get them finished and cast up! ;D
But hurry up and get 'em cast up ya rascal! lol
I was talking to Kitsune last night ...... and we agreed your sculpts are superb, mate. Very much looking forward to getting them all! :D
Getting caught up again: the 13th Wayward Warrior looks TERRIFICALLY SINISTER & the BLAM Board is WONDERFUL.
I was trying to remember the last games/miniatures show I went to, but it was just too depressing thinking of something that happened so long ago.
Fantastic stuff!!! That board looks fantastic...did you build the hedges yourself? I must get some. Also, sculpt 13 is a gem! :-*
Lovely!
I hope to see more!
:D
Such a shame I missed you Paul, Strange Aeons will have to wait! The set up looked great. I hope you feel better soon. Cheers
I hope you feel better soon...AND the closeups are GORGEOUS.
Gorgeous!
Your minis look even better with a better camera (and I assume lighting).
:-*
Sorry to hear about your spat of illness.
:-[
Wonderful looking board.
Thanks for sharing.
I will just add my pics to this thread if you don't mind?
I played the asylum group, including the Mad doctor, three zombies, three asylum guards and a maniac
This is wicked! Wish I could have seen it in the flesh. Also, got some hedgerows, it was driving me mad! ;)
I must say that the pics really brings out all your hard work, Paul :) Especially on the farm and the vehicles. It's a sad pity I couldn't make iy :( I hope to bring Herring next year if possible :)
Smashing looking setup there gentlemen! :-* I particularly like the barn and the MOOS(E) bentleys.
At least most players had fun, Eric provided you all with a fun day. That's very kind of him. ;)
No matter how The Game came out, the board looks like a joy to play on...it certainly is WONDERFULLY photogenic. You & Thunderchicken (love that nom de forum) should collaborate more often. GREAT STUFF!
Excellent looking set Paul, love that old bus. 8)
Great set-up and good to see some new players having a go at Strange Aeons.
Love the pictures too. Looks like it was a blast!
Wow, everything looks great! I also hate your guts as I was not there! That distance thing you know!
Everyone else has said it before, but I feel compelled to add my own
AWESOME to the pile!
Fantastic work- just...WoW!
Lovely looking game Paul and it was a shame I couldn't make the Friday to see it ... So, :( but :-*
who manufactures the white guards with the blue kepi?
I finally got to play SA...!
The board was gorgeous (those vehicles...!) and the figures tremendous. In the excitement, I've forgotten the name of my contingent but the rank and file were described as cowardly and cruel and the maniac wore a rather fetching costume and had a wonderful name which I've also forgotten but maybe Paul can jog my memory.
Some photos:
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4546_zpscc2beee8.jpg)
Some cowardly and cruel henchmen arriving at the jetty
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4555_zpsf924b95f.jpg)
A slightly blurry picture of the board with the jetty in the foreground and everyone's initial objective, the Cult of the Purple Worm, in the centre (under the Giant Hand)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4556_zps3597598a.jpg)
The Purple Worm, enjoying some peaceful cult activity, unaware of some nasty zombie types creeping up in the background
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4557_zpsf7c57f77.jpg)
I just love that bus
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4558_zps0bf080f3.jpg)
More cruel and cowardly arrivals
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4559_zps018c8bbc.jpg)
M.O.O.S.E. agents ariving by Bentley to the left, zombies at the top, cruel and cowardlys not in sight
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4560_zps5b9707e8.jpg)
The Mad Scientist sends his undead against the Purple Wormers
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4562_zpsdbc6a135.jpg)
Much slaughter amongst the Cult by the Mad Scientist's (or was he a Mad Doctor?) maniac. Also, another fleeting glimpse of the Giant Hand
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4563_zps53d6ebc2.jpg)
My cowardly and cruels adopt a perfect jumping-off point and a rear shot of my maniac (definitely her best side - trust me)
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4564_zpsbc999490.jpg)
Death strikes my cowardly and cruels - a withering fire from one of the Scientist's (or was he a Doctor?) men
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4565_zps453ea119.jpg)
One of my cowardly and cruel types succeeeds in making off with one of the Cult's boxes but reverts to type (cowardly) when a ghost appears
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4566_zpsed1b6d8a.jpg)
The Mad Scientist (Doctor?) behind the Dunlop van at the top, makes a final attempt to prevent the M.O.O.S.E, survivors from making off with some Cult chests. Plunging hypodermics one after the other into himself to gain extra strength, he eventually succumbs, leaving M.O.O.S.E. in possession of several objectives. In the foreground, my cowardly and ccruel is kept from the treasure chest by the ghost
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h69/CannonOlympus01/Games%20and%20Miniatures/BLAM%202013/IMG_4567_zps5a90bf66.jpg)
I eventually manage to get one chest to the jetty but most of my contingent, including the leader and maniac, are killed.
Thanks for the game, Paul - great fun. Now, remind me of my maniac's name again.......
Doug
He has forgotten a few of the minor details but who can blame him?
As he played so many great games afterwards it is easy to understand how this could happen.
Wink
Oh, the madness! Truly gorgeous gaming...
I've already forgotten which minor details I've forgotten. I think it's more to do with old age than anything elase so show some respect, you whippersnapper....!
Great game which is threatening to interrupt my VBCW obsession - must resist.
must resist.
Insanely jealous of such an amazing game. :-* :-* :-*
The vehicles keep distracting me from all the other goodies on display. Everything looks very special, but that Harrod's lorry and the Omnibus just keep drawing my eyes.
Utter futility if you ask me, just give in to the madness! :)
The whole set-up looks fantastic and glad to hear you enjoy it so much.
can't wait to send the legion in to refresh the vieille alliance :D
OOOH! MORE UBERCOOL PHOTOS! I've died & gone to Heaven...figuratively speaking.
He is one big, creepy Dude...wearing the hood is more of a fashion statement with this Guy than a Cult thing. GREAT WORK!
Not sure he looks the kind of person to know what a fashion statement was, but if he did and you suggested he wore the hood for that reason, I'm fairly certain he is the kind of person whose response would be to bash your brains out with his baseball bat. All in all, he looks a big evil sod.
Well done, I dislike greenstuff way too much to be able to do that.
I like the family feel you have going on there, with the kiddies, and the warmy dressed adults. The tall lady in a fury night gown and ak47, and the fashionable Thompson wielding leader are my favourites. Nice stuff mason.
That is an impressive and creepy group Mason. Do they have a leader?
The Group "Family from HELL!" Portrait is VERY COOL...of course, the Old Man is the heart & soul of the Group. GREAT WORK!
Great stuff mate 8) 8)
Good stuff! I'll need these (with a bit of conversion) to become my Dunwich Folk!
Good stuff indeed.
well done Paul, now You have something really unique
You can be very proud of them
Got to agree with all the comments that have gone before.
A tremendous baker's dozen figures that really take the biscuit. ;)
We do not need pictures to prove you have gone to bed. We believe you. 8)
We do not need pictures to prove you have gone to bed. We believe you. 8)
oops apologies --but this was too good to resist.
As you can see I'm an IT 'professional' ;D
Aah! One of the Sisters from Our Lady of 42nd Street I see. She does look twisted & decidedly sinister. VERY WELL DONE!
very creepy! Nicely done Mason.
pooh that sounds creepy… spine tingling even… lol
Is she perhaps fromDorsal, er, Dorset? I remember fishy stuff always going on in West Lulworth...
So the sinister child has a sinister babysitter now! Nice sculpt Paul :)
Scrawny One sounds a good way to go, it looks like it 'fits'. I think I like it better than most of the Scrawny Ones I've seen actually.
Great stuff mate 8)
That last one is very Chuthlu-esc ;D
Now that, is a possessed house coat! lol Very creepy indeed, I Like the spine/tail modification.
You must be excited to see your sculpts cast. Good luck.
My reaction was akin to that when I saw Daleks - the outside is a bit spooky but what nameless horrors lurk within? As always yuor own imagination is is the best generator of fear. It is a really clever effect Msson. Suggesting rather than showing.....
I really like that last one. Would work well with that CP horror... the one with his willy on show....for when he gets cold. :D
Could ya post up a picture of the entire sculpted figs?
Anyone interested in any of them, just send me a PM.
:)
Welcome to the Lead Baron club :D
I wish you well in your new venture Mason!
:D
Oooooooh yes :-*
Good luck with this Paul 8)
Oooo, what excitement! Is it like becoming a 'daddy' all over again? ;)
Late again...THE VERY BEST OF GOOD LUCK with the casting! Of course, the generous amount of attention devoted to the Cultists with a large dose of talent goes a long way to insuring success.
I have them in hand.
Very happy.
Those of you that have already alerted me to your interest: I will get back to you over the course of the weekend to sort everything out regarding your 'wants'.
:D :D
OH BABY! Enjoy all the new toys!
Love to see some shots of the final casts now!
I have them in hand.
Seeing your Green Stuff Creations now in metal must have been quite an experience. AND VERY COOL they are!
Wow man you must be so proud of your little babies! I would be pleased as punch with myself, well done Mason pat yourself on the back :D
Awwwww, he's a daddy now! :D
Did the greens come back unscathed or in a lot of little pieces? ;D
Yeah the greenstuff sculpts "should" take repeated vulcanisations. Eventually it will disintegrate though given the unknown (to you) levels of heat and pressure, who knows when :D
.......
Now you have the models and time over the holidays I fully expect to see a painted cult by...say, the 27th. Good stuff! Can't wait! ;)
Behold! We have a New Lead Lord
Bend your knee mere mortals - here amongst us strides a creator and caster. And Lo! Mason saw his work and was happy. As were his followers.
I hear Lead Lord can fly and has x-ray vision!
No, wait, that's the other guy, Antenociti.
But if you are Lead Lord wouldn't that stop the xray vision? :D
The Others are my favourites, they're brilliant!Yes, all ice, but they are special!
The Others are my favourites, they're brilliant!
Yes, all ice, but they are special!
Very nice Mason, you can be proud of yourself.
Cheers,
Za
My 'Others' arrived this morning and bloody nice they are too. Not having a pop at Mason's photographic skills but the pics do not do them justice. Nicely proportioned sculpts and cleanly cast.
Seeing the in the flesh makes me realise how versatile they are for other genres. I already have them pencilled in for EotD and Quatermass yarns.
The Girl with the nice ax turned out SPLENDIDLY. Is she wearing a muffler? I can't quite tell from the photo. At any rate, GREAT WORK!
Someone else also received their order today and asked if I would make any more Hooded Ones, which I was thinking of doing anyway as I enjoyed making them,
He seemed pretty pleased too.
Have you notice just how addictive Green Stuff can be?
Brilliant!
You have too much time on your hands!
Fantastic eye candy!! Great stuff! :-* :-*
I'm still holding you to that game btw.
I know you told me at BLAM but I've slept since then, where did you get the graveyard from?
Somerset was firmly in the grip of Cult control....!
Good looking games once again! I really should get over to yr new gaff with the Kentish Team.
But hasn't this always been the case! :D
Great AAR, I'm envious!
Your Battle Reports are always a visual treat...yet another WONDROUS WORK! Oh to be in England!
The games only get harder after the third scenario. Has he met a maniac with a teddy yet? :D
I miss SA
What's that? Did someone say WWW2 with SA rules?
The games only get harder after the third scenario. Has he met a maniac with a teddy yet? :D
I miss SA
What's that? Did someone say WWW2 with SA rules?
Would certainly be interested to see your take on SA set in WWII, I picked up SA in the first place with that in mind (partly because Secrets of the Third Reich has replaced 40K as my principle platoon level game & I was trying to reduce the overall number of new minis I'd have to purchase & partly just because it's a cool idea).
It wasn't me UNLESS someone read my mind. Even got the stuff ready to go :)
Perhaps I'll sneak the Achtung Cthulhu books into Masons house and let them do their work.........
You guys and your bloody gaming :-*
Yes I am well up for some WW2 SA style.
I already have my minis for it. :D
Somerset was firmly in the grip of Cult control....!
Being Somerset born and bred myself I can confirm that cult activity is indeed rife in the county, nameless and shameless rites and acts are particularly common in some rural areas, depraved orgies have also been spoken of.
Great battle report Mason
Mearc
No wonder house prices are so bloody high there!!!
Super AAR Mason but anything else would be remarkable. ;) It would be like Lionel Messi missing a penalty.
I have taken some pictures of the second Agent sculpt.
I will post them later for your opinion as I am unsure about one particular area on it...
The thinness/awkwardness of the legs could be covered by extending the bottom of coat down past his arse.
Still - great work mate. Much improvement there form the earlier works.
The Big Guy looks COOL...& he's dressed for it. I rather like the legs as they are; re, while most mini makers seem to strive for perfect proportions, most people are not built that way. GREAT WORK!
I thought I had destroyed all the negatives...
Also, I have a beard. A really nice one. Just like my avatar. ::)
I think it's the left leg that catches the eye, but I agree with Al, it's a nice touch and helps give the figure character. Unless there is a strength issue with it and the legs are proportional to each other I'd be sorely tempted to keep it.
To be fair to the sculpt, your background is very similar in colour. A neutral grey, like plain newsprint, or a contrasting colour would give a better sense of the mini's proportions.
I'm not sure it looks bad at all.
The games only get harder after the third scenario. Has he met a maniac with a teddy yet? :D
I miss SA
What's that? Did someone say WWW2 with SA rules?
One thing I will say, keep up this sculpting malarkey as each new batch suggests that you have a knack for it. I very much like the fact that your sculpts resemble people you might know (or people one might know to put it the posh way). It could be Blind Beggar's thing!
I did find Sa fun. Playing as the agents vs the cultists felt like space marines vs IG because when i lost a soldier i felt it but when you lost a simple cultist it didn't matter because they were only a point a piece.
Dude you both lost me and scared me with this teddy talk, a teddy bear in anything is bad news. It does not help me fight zombies and i don't think it will help me here.
I did feel the game getting harder after the first game. It all went down hill after first game.
I did feel the game getting harder after the first game. It all went down hill after first game.
I think the legs look good, I wouldn't do anything to them they look very natural, he has the posture and shape of some of the big old builders I know, the ones that are down the pub much too much working out the old beer gut, knees and back a bit shot, but physically still very strong, tough old birds, look at the size of those hands!
That's what your new sculpt reminded me of instantly, brilliant mate!
I think your approach is what I would try and do were I in a position to get off my arse and do it! I'm really enjoying watching your skills develop. I can't wait to see the other agents. You will save some time for more Hooded Ones, won't you? I REALLY want at least one more variant!
wow, give me a break! sculpted, cast and painted in what? three months?
gorgeous!
Nice! That is a great model...and well painted of course! 8)
Wait...isn't that the coat the hero stole in American Werewolf in London?
That aside, the Oh-So-Chic Lady looks LOVELY...nice brushwork & basing. VERY WELL DONE!
Really nice, I like the hoods on these guys proper menacing, and the coat looks great
She looks great painted up fella. Loving the name too lol
Good idea for the figure, you certainly think outside the box, it was only after I zoomed in (as I do most of my browsing on an ipad mini, small screen) that I noticed the knife behind her back, brilliant :D
That is a VERY COOL narrative little piece. Since I can't spot the malingering static grass, she looks SPLENDID to me. VERY WELL DONE!
Nice to see these figures with a bit of paint. Lots of great character...this little guy (or girl...) especially!
You haven't been to Cowgate Estate in Newcastle then Mason.....
Nice work mate 8)
Good to see some paint on them :)
It's great to see these cast and painted :)
Good to see the daughter is encouraging others to be "mum" on the subject of whatever terrifying events they witnessed. I like her hand 'hushing'.
Nice sculpts.
HOW SWEET! Mom's taking her cute, knife wielding Daughter trick or treating...or not.
Most appreciated, old bean.
(Where have you been hiding lately...?)
:D
Christmas holidays and non SA related painting challenge on blogger mostly. There is an update of SA related figures in my thread.
The bits in the thread are only the SA related bits... there's loads more been painted ;)
That is one COOL mini...whatever he/she/it is. It also could be the basis of some interesting conversions..a Snake Man came to mind immediately.
Wow, these look even better painted up! Nice job. I really like the mother and child cultists.
Lon
My 'All in The Family' Cult arrived yesterday. What a charismatic lot they are too. :-*
Thanks Paul. I really look forward to gaming with these!
My 'All in The Family' Cult arrived yesterday. What a charismatic lot they are too.
I couldn't agree more!! Mine arrived Monday, little parcel waited patiently in my mailbox until I got home late that night. I was quite surprised, and pleased, 13 days, including a Holiday, Royal Mail did very well.
As we speak I am priming a cult'sworth of imaginative miniatures full of character, and promise! So very little clean up needed, I hadda straight the odd gunbarrel, as expected, but nothing bent, broken or un-intentionally deformed! As Paul promised, better than the photos!
I couldn't be more pleased. Though I must agree the over-familial in-bred look is, at odd moments, rather creepy. We'll soon see if they harbour any untoward traits, and how that manifests in game...
I once knew a fellow whose father was his grandfather...
Valerik
BGR
Creepy :)
Looking good Mason!
:D
Sculpting your own minis, you're living the dream Mason!
Get the painting on the first ones done first ;D
I wanna see them :D
Strange things happen to people who leave their Evil Cultists unpainted too long...BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
A no nonsense looking kind of lady!
I like the look of the part painted Swiss Family Gruesomes. Looking forward to seeing them done.
:-* I'm liking his beanie Paul, with that attire he looks a little Bond-esque Russian - I can hear him talking in his accented english all the way down here. :D
:o There is more Mason goodness?! o_o
I love the cars over there, they are very cool and a great scale, and can see that I was correct with the 70's vibe given by your large bell bottoms. lol don't quote that out of context ;D A very clever approach to make your figures cross-genre.
Put me down for the last two Paul,they will fit in very well with one of my(many projects) ;)
Splendid work mate 8) 8)
You'll be taking commissions soon :D
glad to see You have moved towards the faced ones, I wonder where this will end? :D
I can see Your sculpting skills improving with every new one
Suzie is not incidentally from Ontario? lol
COOL STUFF! I'd wager the Doll Wielding Loony has met her match in Suzie...small females with hockey sticks are fearsome creatures.
Anyone who weilds the deadliest weapon known to man (aka the hockey stick) deserves not to be taken lightly. Looking good!
Yes, yes, yes! Love it. I wants one my preciousssss.
Really nice addition.
That is a very useful mini...all sorts of ghostly possibilities in several different genres. GREAT IDEA & FINELY DONE!
Wow. Like them a lot.
a Donald Duck mutant? :o :o
He's got the Innsmouth look >:D
The Fish Fellow & your Well Armed Agents of Pleasantness share the common bond of FINE sculpting & an abundance of character. GREAT WORK all around!
That hybrid is damn good looking. Maybe make the lips a little thicker/more blubbery to lessen the "duck" effect. You might consider a small nose to add a little extra human to him, but it looks great without too.
I reckon the painting will also substantially reduce any duck effect.
Looking good mate! Your sculpting is improving with every attempt :-*
Cheers, mate!
Much appreciated.
I should also show you this little fella who will be going in the same mould...
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1/1901841_798898380124519_350912795_n.jpg)
I recently acquired this sculpt from redshadows and should be getting my grubby mitts on him this week.
I now need to make some friends for him....
Now, *there* is something I'd like to own. Make a set!
"Fackham Hall"! Really? lol
YET ANOTHER victory for the Forces of Unpleasantness...as Leo "The Lip" Durocher put it: "nice guys finish last." It would have been cool/in character if, upon assuming control of The Beasty, Ms Krimbow had directed His Ugliness to consider her rival Cult Leader as an appetizer.
Hahaha, great narrative. Glad Mary has taken a bold career move. I wish her well.
As always, a great writeup and an inspiring set of terrain on show there
That Star Wars miniature is perfectly grotesque!
Cheers, mate.
It has been a while...
where are your cultists from ?
exspecially the leader with the pointy hat
where are your cultists from ?
exspecially the leader with the pointy hat
The majority of them look like they are from the Strange Aeons miniature range (http://www.strange-aeons.ca/umw-shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2)?
Love the latest battle report!
And I concur with the Hammer-fellow. A fish yielding deep one will be perfect for my collection :)
Always a pleasure to see something new from you Mason, be it a table set up, paint job, or of course your new endeavor of sculpting. Your enthusiasm is an inspiration to myself and I'm sure quite a few others. And of course, as always, thanks for sharing.
This is great stuff. I've got that nobby spider as well, wonderful monster and well done here. Also, love that kid model!
My eyes have been giving me a fair bit of grief for the past couple of weeks, causing me to have trouble focussing on small things for any length of time.
this is bad news....
new specs?
New specs.
Seems to happen more and more frequently... I'm due as well. We should have a miniature hobbyist's co-operative for discount optical services.
I'd certainly go for that... the ones I wear cost me upwards of $500 a pair. >:(
The Squid Sister looks LOVELY in her own way...FINE WORK!
I would advise seeing an eye specialist pronto. Your sight is not something to take lightly...especially is it is a recurring problem.
Why it's Sister Mary Octopus from Our Lady of 129th Street...RUN! She fits the images of a Nun that a few Guys I know who are the products of the parochial school system have passed along to moi. The mini is VERY COOL in a creepy sort of way. GREAT WORK!
Nice! Looking forward to seeing those hybrids.
A Spook is always a useful figure...at least with the stuff I come up with. GREAT LOOKING MINI!
Paul, You are amazing
You are about to have a larger range than some start-ups. I've seen sculptors with less figures going Kickstarter or Indiegogo
Cheers, aggro!
Everyone needs to do more gaming!
A small update.
Last night I managed to weather the two M.O.O.S.(E). Bentleys, whilst my missus was watching some some guff on the telly.
::)
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j478/themason73/bentleysetc001-1.jpg)
Again, from the Matchbox Models of Yesteryear range.
They are from the 1930's, but I see them as prototypes for the Military, being tested by the Ministry as rapid response vehicles.
Hope you like 'em.....
That pack of hooded evil is going to be very useful; pack of ghosts; pack of degraded cultists; pack of scrawny ones; it's all of the above.
Every time I see those Bentleys I charge off to eBay and almost buy a brace.
They are so perfect for the job.
The scale is 1/47 ?
Perfect, Thx for the list. I will search now on ebay.
Stéphane
since you are at it, is there a list of suitable trucks from LLedo and the armies that used them? I am totally confused by that issue
OK, but what is the alternative?
for me not the expensive resin models.
since you are at it, is there a list of suitable trucks from LLedo and the armies that used them? I am totally confused by that issue
Nice flares and an ample butt ;)
Great sculpt mate, youre egtting better and better. ;D
now that's a mum...
Like it! It's nice to see a woman character figure that's not a Zombieland's Next Top Model! A lovely sculpt Paul.
Your Large-But-Lovely Lady (it's always a wise move to be polite to a Girl with a shotgun) & the new Spooks are as UBERCOOL as all your other creations. GREAT WORK!
Brilliant stuff as always mason, gonna have to get myself some :)
Those look great with a bit of paint! Love the bag heads especially! 8)
BEAUTIFULLY DONE! The colors are INCREDIBLY in character to the minis & the brushwork is OUTSTANDING. The Lads, Lady, & Whatever reach their full vile & evil potential.
They are 'belting!' The effect on the hood is really well done.
wow, awesomeness :-*
do You have closeups of the cowl symbol?
oh, I am just curious
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/cultgroupASM_zps50fa6830.jpg)
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/cultgroupA2SM_zps1c41aac1.jpg)
amazing! my disbelief is suspended mightily ;)
THESE LOOK AMAZING
i wish i could paint like that :D
and its nice to see them that different from the ones i have painted
You can only tell so much about a mini seeing it in The Green state. The Dark Nun is MUCH NICER in a sinister sort of way than I had imagined her to be. The brushwork, particularly the freehand on the cowl, is OUTSTANDING. Both the sculpt & the paint job are VERY WELL DONE!
Nice work old bean :) Eyes must have sorted themselves out nicely.
Those are really interesting. Creepy as hell.
Agreed! love this nun...reminds me of a Bosch painting. :P
:-* :-* :-*
Mason, Those sculpts are fantastic! I hadn't given you enough praise before - I couldn't see the detail that you have modelled into them (I should get my eyes checked too perhaps) - so please let me rectify that.
The fish people look very disturbing. All organic misformed limbs and shapes, the clothing sags perfectly over their 'bodies' and their claws are yuck. Perfectly disturbing figures you have crafted sir. I hope for your sake you always wear a mask around them, looks like anything that comes out of them will be highly toxic to humans.
Tracking mud into the house is one thing, but, with the grass still attached, Mum will have a fit.
Cheers, Matt!
I wont tell them that you called them 'Fish People', though.
They are very sensitive about that sort of thing.
;)
Best not to ;)
Tracking mud into the house is one thing, but, with the grass still attached, Mum will have a fit.
The MAGNIFICENT brushwork...love the skin tones/spots...really shows off the quality of the minis. GREAT WORK!
Brilliant! A must have for any aging gamer/nerd-o. :-*
Perhaps he has been frozen in the permafrost only to have been revived by oil drilling?
Need to get my arse in gear and paint mine, these are gorgeous.
lol
Great stuff, now all I need are the Wombles and the Flumps.
Ok, chaps, I have permission to post these here.
The start of Einarolafson's Cult of Shub Niggurath...
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/cultgroupASM_zps50fa6830.jpg)
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/cultgroupA2SM_zps1c41aac1.jpg)
....he has the rest of the Cult and shall be painting those as well soon.
I think that he has done an amazing job.
:-* :-* :-*
Thank you, Sir!
:D
He has also painted the Dark Nun, but I shall have to post that later....
Funny you should say that as the Flumps are on my 'list', along with a few other things.. ;)
These look absolutely fantastic! Phat mad paint skillz, and Mason's sculpts scrub up pretty well too! Well done all round, chaps 8)
Didn't you learnanything watching Perkin in action, If you've got a secret :
KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT
I feel that I should ask when are you going to paint your Cultists, though, mate?
There is the small matter of Inter-Cult warfare to consider, ya know!
:D
I think the phrase 'I wouldn't hold your breath' applies! A few priorities ahead of them on the painting table, and the painting table itself seems to get further and further away at times! But I will get round to doing them, esepcially if we're considering inter-cult unpleasantness at some point :D
Awww he's so cute!
(and this is from someone who is mildly arachnophobic)
wow...gorgeus.... im so gonna steal the idea of putting the ammo kind and the heavy gunner on the second base :)
The Spider is LOVELY in its own creepy fashion. The Cultist & their Terror Tots are equally BEAUTIFULLY painted & based. VERY WELL DONE all around!
That guy can paint!
What other nasty vile things are lurking in the shadows?
Great bunch you got there Mason!
Are these going to be available for rest of us?
Thank you, sir!
:D
They will indeed.
I am going to get them, and the rest of the stuff recently knocked up, cast up soon.
They should have been done last month but other things have meant that I just have not finished the last two figures (Hybrids) for the mould.
I may just add a couple of 'dollies' instead, as that would be quicker and I will need them soon anyway.
I can always go back and do the Hybrids later...
im really looking forward to the hybrids
... and 'Bob's Yer Uncle' (in his case he is... ;)).
They do make a charming couple...VERY COOL STUFF!
lol Mr Tickle lol
You daft begger. lol
....The next casting batch looks to contain some beaut figures. I like the rusky hats!
Being his own uncle... That sounds very lovecraftian
I have gotten the hang of this 'tarting up' lark now, I think.
I did a few more things from the 'pimping pile' earlier.
Piccies later....
I :-* Mr Tickle!
Oh I like those, not the usual run of the mill - willowy but big busted dryads.
Oh those are nice. They look really familiar... are they the old GW metal dryads?
It was that MASSIVE right hand that gave it away... I remember painting that for our store when it came out
Top of page picture of cultist and gooy thing... so that would be his second cousin Im betting ;) lol
Finished off the rework of the Demonic Hound.
Piccies tomorrow....
Looks like your joining Bibbles and the other 'southerners' with those flowers Mason ;)
Nice puppy dog by the way, very cute and cuddly. Is he called rex, or fang?
I thought that it would be fun to go to town with them and they are a combination of resin woodland bases and just about anything else that I could add, including sculpted green stuff sections and plastic flowers...
Well it's a bit much for my taste, but cuddles looks happy enough! My Gran had a little dog called cuddles too. He wasn't very cuddly either. lol
Explain as much as you want Paul, you have gone soft, like the rest of the bunch near you lol
Cuddles does look cuddly though :)
I like those a lot :-* They look like they are chasing after some desperate operative through a grimdark forest,excellent!
Awww what a cute little puppy ;)
Hi Mason
It's been quite a while since I posted on your thread. Works been crazy mental.
First off, hope your problem wi the old mince pies isn't to serious.
Congrats on getting your sculpts cast up, they look great. The paint job Einarolafson has done on them is fantastic. A very talented painter indeed.
New sculpts look great too and the puppies are definitely the dogs bo****ks.
Any guesses as to what may be joining him.....?
:D
Snakes !
I think he works in the office below me.
You are on a roll at the moment with your sculpting, modelling and painting!
Snakes !
On a plane?
I really like that giant deep one. I reckon you could sculpt one yourself with your skills!
Great work on a great find!
I am totally not familiar with the Cthulhu stuff, yet let me ask a question: how are the deep ones of the 19th century not the Ocean Kaiju of the near future?
has noone thought of a connection like that? Deep ones mutated by pacific nukular explosions?
I am totally not familiar with the Cthulhu stuff, yet let me ask a question: how are the deep ones of the 19th century not the Ocean Kaiju of the near future?Look up cuthulhutech. It is pretty much Evangelion meets lovecraft. While the deep ones actually arent Kaiju in there it does have migo mecha and deep ones in power armor. And one hell of a dark overtone.
has noone thought of a connection like that? Deep ones mutated by pacific nukular explosions?
like the monsters in "Pacific Rim" = Kaiju
Well, according to descriptions, Dagon is pretty much a kaiju himself.Oh yea! I think he was pretty much a Kaiju in that one computer game right? (what was that called again?)
I'm guessing gormitti. We'll see.
I've found him. Indeed he's a gormiti. He's Mantra the Implacable, from the people of the sea.
I've found him. Indeed he's a gormiti. He's Mantra the Implacable, from the people of the sea.
Here he is with his boss, who happens to have an octopus-like head...
(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd130/Dr_Soupie/FEsea.jpg)
they all look pretty great
Well, according to descriptions, Dagon is pretty much a kaiju himself.
Oh yea! I think he was pretty much a Kaiju in that one computer game right? (what was that called again?)
That toy works wonderfully well, Mason. I'll have to identify it and track it down... I'm guessing gormitti. We'll see.
My first guess as well. Only I couldn't remember what the actual name of that line was. Thinking I might track some down as well for supers maybe...
I've found him. Indeed he's a gormiti. He's Mantra the Implacable, from the people of the sea.
Here he is with his boss, who happens to have an octopus-like head...
(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd130/Dr_Soupie/FEsea.jpg)
Oooooh he's a beaut!
Thanks! There's also a great frog monster in the same series called Hypnofrog the Mocker that would make an awesome Deep One monster
I like the fact that he has a boss. "Perkins, get on to Timmins in accounts and get that report on my desk by tomorrow."
Love the look of the cult...coming along nicely. Also, this guy is a great model...will need to add it to the list...
Top notch work on the cult Paul, how numerous it will become?
Yeah, I may have gone trawling ebay for cheap lots of Gormiti last night ;)
How well do they work side-by-side, as opposed to end-to-end? I'm thinking of a plaza or courtyard rather than a road.... ???
How well do they work side-by-side, as opposed to end-to-end? I'm thinking of a plaza or courtyard rather than a road.... ???
They should work just fine.
I will sort out some proper pics tomorrow.
;)
I hope to get some time tomorrow to mess around with a couple and see what can be done.
;)
Paul,
Any thoughts on what these will cost?
Lon
Beautiful.
I wasn't sure where you were going with the tiles, but the gardens, in bloom & ruined, look LOVELY...GREAT WORK!
Good stuff Paul, great work on both of them.
Those work very well.
I love that flowerbed too. Any idea where it came from before being donated to your fine cause?
That's very nice, you could build a nice little park around that tile or the setting of a stately home.
Really nice work on those two little parks. You need some fencing to go around the edges too, just to finish them off :)
The planter is a great finishing touch.
I FINALLY seem to have some of my mojo back and did some putty-pushing yesterday.
I hope to actually finish that last thing for the mould today.
Fingers crossed.
I am hoping to make some more progress on these today.
We shall see how far I get.
If I dont get distracted by something else, that is.... ::)
COOL STUFF! I love watching the sculpts develop. You are getting quite good at this.
You need a fish bonker.
Very nice, the first one in paricularly good!
That planter is a great piece! Will be making some of those as they look just ace. Also, liking the way these guys are shaping up............You need a fish bonker.
That's one way to give the children the Innsmouth look.
Some of the things that distracted me were these.....
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/Hybridsculptswip1020_zps7fb6a1cd.jpg)
.....which will eventually become four more Hybrids.
There is something wrong with these: We all know that fishwomen hybrids do have fishtails (legs are available to them only by magical potions...at the loss of their voice of course) :D
I suddenly find myself picturing a mermaid on crutches...
Pretty cool :D I especially like Sea Sick Steve and the odd little fellow in the middle whom I shall call Haddington, as he looks part haddock part Paddington.
and introducing the Duck family ;)
I like the idea that the Ducks are secretly some abomination from hell :D
Paul, You are improving!
Cheers, mate.
The fella in the middle will actually be called Blind Dick, but more shall become apparant later when he is finished.
As for the other two..... ;)
I'd still be tempted to paint him in a blue dufflecoat with a red hat!
Hmmm ::)
Looking good Paul, sign me up for a set! :D
And the problem is....?
lol
YOu know what they say Pablo. " What goes around, comes around" ;)
oh, come on!
Ducks, Deep ones - sounds all fishy to me ;)
as soon as you got them casted up consider one set bought :D
That figure is inspired! Great job! :-*
He is OARsome!
(I will send someone to collect my coat)
some kind of seaman? what is missing?Once I take better pictures of them it should be more apparent exactly what he looks like, as he has a vaguely fishy face.
now I see the fishy jaw
That is one FINE LOOKING Fish Guy...GREAT WORK!
lol
How about a sailors rig instead of the shirt?
Looking great though :)
Yeah, great...
;)
the sculpt is pretty awsum !!
I managed to get Blind Dick finished at work today.
I will try and sort out a picture as soon as I get a chance.
:)
I love the pants, tight bum and the codpiece. It reminds me of:
You'll see for yourself in August ;D
I shall post some shots of Blind Dick tomorrow....
I have Lewis Gun envy! :D
lol
And there was me thinking that you would be having fun researching and compiling a spreadsheet cataloging all the possible injuries that a boathook could cause.
:D
lol
He's probably got one already. In fact a catalogue of all sharp instruments capable of causing serious injury and or death ;)
The Lads remind me of the crew of a rival tuna boat from my misspent youth...only slightly better armed. GREAT WORK!
From personal experience, a gaffe in the wrong hands is a weapon of mass destruction.
Brief Update: The next Hybrid,Little Nicky, has been completed.
Crap pictures to follow short-ly...
;)
You utter wanker sir lol
Great stuff mate lol
Is that little hunched creature with the lewis gun supposed to be me?
You utter wanker sir lol
Nice work.
How did they call him before he lost the remaining eye?
Those are awesome indeed Mason. I really feal Bad for not working on Starnge Aeons Stuff and your lovely Miniatures, but its so hard to divide your Time between different Project. i don`t even manage to keep up with all Threads I love including this one.
But I wll make sure to get my Hands on your Stuff :).
Keep it up!
lol lol lol
That is Blind Dick.
I have no idea why you would think it was you.
:D
;)
lol lol lol
I've not caught up on these posts for a while - wow, Paul, you've been a busy little fella in that laboratory you call a kitchen! Good work my friend.
Does this mean we need to schedule a game of Strange Aeons soon?
Bert :)
These have come along superbly. :-* Quite like the blind one w/ the Lewis Gun...
Big Jim? Seasick Steve? Little Nick? Blind Dick?
Hmmm, those names are familiar and Big Jim reminds me of someone? ???
P.S. I have finished the first of the City Agents.
I shall post a piccie tomorrow.
Boggle-eyed little Freak indeed ::)
Nicely done though, although I can't quite work out what he is armed with, is it a rifle or shotgun?
The agent is full of character, you are getting quite good at putty pushing :)
You should recognise it as it is one of your carbines.
The use of which I should have mentioned in the post.
For which I 'Thank You!' and apologise for my forgetfulness.
:D
These are all looking fantastic Paul :D. I esepcially like the City Agent, who is magnifcently sculpted. You are getting good at this!
Yes, a few games of SA with you and the B@stard would be good. Might have to borrow some models though - mine are all still languishing in store!
Its obviously my eye sight which is failing me as I couldn't make out the weapon. Damned boggle eyes ;)
Cheers, mate.
I am pretty happy with him, but I honestly think that the next two will be better.
.....Agent Buggs, or 'Bunny' to his friends, in his current disguise as a 'Barra Boy' down at East Street market.
;)
Brilliant! And pretty accurate, I did work on a barra' down East Lane, flogging knitting patterns to old girls, disguised as a truanting schoolboy though. :D
It was the 70s so you had to keep an eye out for cops and nonces lol
I like it. You're really getting the detail in now on the clothes and the definition on the arms is very good. I thought at first his legs might look a little short but it looks fine from the back, possibly just the camera angle. If this one isn't your idea of a 'better' one, I look forward to seeing the others.
I think she has the potential to be pretty decent once finished...
I think you're right. Looking great so far.
the investigators look mighty fine
I shall take a WIP piccie of the other one and pop that up later....
wow, look who's getting fancy!
Terrific, she's a peach as well ;D
She is indeed a belter! She looks like she would be a great pulp femme fatale.
then it is on to the Nurses.....
Both of these two ladies should be completed soon and then it is on to the Nurses.....
Wow, she's a stunner Mason!
oh dear, that could be quite the end of us here on LAF if that current agent is anything to go buy. You may need to install a ticketing system to cope with all the people scrambling to get a first cast. :D ;)
I better go have a cuppa... my heart is all flustered now.
Oooh matron!
Nurses :D
....rather than 'saucy' variety.
I don't know....
apart from the doll and throug a WW1 eye - do away with the uniform and they look pretty saucy to me...
Plus, hard to beat the fact when a woman knows how anatomy works.... :P
I never mentioned saucy at all ;D
You've got a dirty mind lol
The middle one may punish naughty boys with a paddle, but she is sure wearing a sour look there Pablo. lol lol lol The tall one has a small passing resemblence to Dame Edna Everage. ;)
Your a skilled putty pusher sir.
Man...... you have to stop producing miniatures that id like to buy.....
well....at least i know that i have to put some money aside now :D
this is way improved compared to Your last batch!
have You been secretely taking tutorials?
Just practice, mate.
And taking a good look at the miniatures in my own collection and working out the order in which things should be added.
That is the key thing: the order in which you add details to the armature.
:D
There will be another Agent to show you later......
I say these sculpts of yours are a bit good! Will they eventually be available commercially? They'd work rather well for VBCW... ;)
Brill! Let me know when you're ready and I'll put them on the vbcw minis guide website :)
Shirley is bloody great! Another must have I think.
and the other one more of a scruffy Wookie creature who crashes out on the floor at every given opportunity.
Damn.
Missed this thread, untill now.
Mason, what a lovelly bunch of sculps mate. :-* :-*
Really top work.
Keep it coming.
Totes Amazeballs. :D
Wicked cool :D
and the other one more of a scruffy Wookie creature who crashes out on the floor at every given opportunity.
That sounds like me :D
The first mould contents should contain the following:
Hybrids (5 figures)
Others (5)
Survivor Family (4)
Captain Mancave (1)
'Dolly' (1)*
Miss a few days on this thread and the developments are astonishing! Your new sculpts are all looking amazing, master Mason. I'll have a set orft of yew, may good man, if there are any left to spare after the frenzied interest they've attracted :D.
You've been a busy man, for sure - bloody well done, mate.
Catch ya soon, el duderino. 8)
They will be SPLENDID additions to your growing Miniature Empire.
I hate to have to ask but... prices?
(downside of wife part time now)
Oooooh! Great sculpts! The sculpting mojo is upon you.
Definitely a set of Others for me!
May have to get the Hybrids and Captain Mancave! I just bought my friend the Alf rip off that another company made....he will have fun painting it.
Wow, that's some serious sculpting! I can't do anyhting in GS :'(
Good work and keep it up!
Nice to check back into this tread... and loving the fish wives...
Don't forget i want a full set too ;)
The T.L.C. Givers are LOVELY, although they could single handedly make alternate medicine all the rage. VERY WELL DONE!
<snip>
Some better pictures of the Nurses....
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/8117203f-522e-4c80-9b61-779e44aae6b5_zps14678bff.jpg)
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/2e25ce41-b4ba-4932-a8f2-8b939d1b23da_zpsb36d6f3f.jpg)
I hope they are better pictures anyway.....
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/BLAMfigureWIP008_zpsdb1c5937.jpg)
There will be a few figures based on this, but that will have to wait, the Doc is first.
i would suggest maybe redoing the hat.....maybe thin down the sides a bit..... now it looks kinda funny....as if he hides a giant afro in it and its about to explode
(And, yes James, if you are looking, that is a Rioja cork that he is standing on..... ;)) ;)
(And, yes James, if you are looking, that is a Rioja cork that he is standing on..... ;)) ;)
lol
Obviously a little dick of good taste ;D
Really looking good mate, and you've started to improve a lot from the initial sculpts!
Keep it going! :)
The First of The Men in Bowlers & Little Dick are TERRIFIC! I do hope with all your sculpting that you're still squeezing in an occasional game.
That last one really has some character to it mate 8) 8)
Cheers, mate.
Finished another to this stage earlier, and I reckon he is more characterful.
I shall post piccies tomorrow as I have been out for a Moroccan, and can highly recommend Moroccan Vino, which is bloody lovely but not conducive to taking good photos.
Not complaining at all.
;)
I thought you were somewhat indisposed, or is that better now ???
Finished another to this stage earlier, and I reckon he is more characterful.
Looking great Mate ;D
Well done mate. :-*
More you are doing better they are. :)
congratulations on a new step taken into professional sculpting!
I did find time, actually using spare greenstuff from that project, to make a Priest for my Hybrids, though.
I finished him yesterday and will get pictures taken over the weekend...
nice robe!
Nice work!
From the back he looks like the guy that stole the dragons on GoT§
The Fish Faced Friar looks TERRIFIC....lots of character & possibilities with this Guy. GREAT WORK!
Duck hybrid?
maybe the are a special branch, the Quackers lol
I shall prepare a special defence system, the Bombay-ficator ;)
its donkey kong :D ;D ;D ;D
Looks good to me matey 8)
Donkey Kong or no ;D
He is a Fishman, I tell ya!yes, a Bombay Duck Man probably ;)
yes, a Bombay Duck Man probably ;)
You're getting less subtle about this... ::)
lol
Lovely figure ;)
He's not big enough ;)
nice robe!
Duck hybrid?
Maybe Howard of Dagon?
Marky kong ?
also you might like THIS (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=64309.165)
THIS (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=64309.165)
very impressive
they almost smell like fish...
on the internet!
which leaves us with one question: are there fish fingers hybrids?
You need a trawler or a tug.
I might be wrong about Your storyline, but in my mind I visualise a plot where nets are being towed in, and they have the usual blinking mass in them, but when they are emptied, agressive fiends jump out and overwhelm the crew.
Later on, at the harbour, a larger skirmish is fought and about to escalate, when suddenly a patrol submarine surfaces and engages the boat, etc....
The buildings should look SPLENDID in a Strange Aeons game. In this part of the Wild West, the bumper stickers proclaim "Keep Austin Weird!"...SO I guess the Weird, Weird West would work.
Good idea, love the genre smashup. :D nothing is stopping you when it's fantasy and there are no rivet counters ;)
Bibbles could bring some steam punk or Japanese Neufs
Unfortunately Bibbles is not able to make it.
I think it clashes with his Zumba class or something..........
:D
Up yer bum funny boy ;D
lol lol
Sorry, mate.
Was I supposed to keep that quiet...?
;D ;D
The idea came up a while ago to use my new Old West town* for some Strange Aeons action so we shall be giving that a go at the weekend.
I thought that I would mention it beforehand as a few of you seemed to think that it would be a good idea.
;)
Pictures will, of course, be provided for your entertainment.
:D
alas! someone who is not aligning streets to the table edges!
interesting!
lol
Is this analysis?
no, just unusual and refreshing. I prefer it this way for the same reasons You named and many more
No matter how the game played, the table was a visual success...a BEAUTIFUL creation!
Yup that's bruther Jebediah - cept'in he was bigger last time I dun see'd him"
That's one fine town :-*
You should be proud… I take it you will field yourself as a mayor or sheriff or reeve or such depending what setting is used?
Your board is amazing, Paul! :-*
There is something about an undertaker's that is infinitely creepy whether intact or in ruins. That fills the bill nicely & will look good in a variety of settings. GREAT WORK!
That sure was one fun game Mason. The cavalry had the most of the zombie attack and beat lots in combat until they meet the big guy. he went and smashed my men one at a time till none were left. i only lost one man to the clumps gang. my leader took out a member of the clumps (the old women) with a pistol shot through the head. all-in-all good game, would play it again any time and the zombies made it for me (even if they did all spawn at my end of the board)
That looks wonderful! I hope to get a game in with you sometime this life. That scenery is spectacular. :-*
...and the Yeti Hunters ...
(I really need to take this one again.... ::)).
You've been saying that for a while now ;) >:D
Looking great!
Some great stuff in these new batches. Love that doctor and nurse Ratchet especially. :-*
so you basically converted two hybrids and one cultist into the nautilus crew ?
Love this thread, so much to look at and be envious of.
Mason,
unbeliavable western town!!
I'm quite sure you already told which rules do you use, but I'm too lazy to re-read 185 pages!! ;)
Could you please tell their title once more?
thank you!
Marco
The thread on the Old West town project is here, if you are interested, and it is NOT 185 pages long... ;)
I see, actually it's 126 pages ONLY..!!! :o :o
A shot of the figures from a 'rear view' may show their hips in a slightly different light.
I shall try and sort out a piccie later so that you can have an 'inspection'.
;)
My missus is my worst critic, which is a good thing as it helps keep me on the ball.
Be glad then! I never get critics from mine, therefore I have to post pictures on LAF... ;)
Excellent purchase!
Oooooh! I like the looks of this!
Bloody fine start!
Yes, ... that shall do nicely Paul :)
Just some interior now then!
I'm pulling up a seat and poppin' some corn.... This will be a great project to follow. :D
Lobo does such a beautiful job crafting his buildings.
...It could tie in nicely with your graveyard as I imagine there might have been a lot of deaths in such facilities (though I'd guess a lot of them would be unmarked or very basically marked?).
Awesome asylum Mason. You're skilled in all aspects of our creative hobby. :)
wow the building looks bloody brilliant
Wow, that is stunning work Lobo done....looking forward to seeing this develop.
Of to open and sort out the next bag after I have had a coffee....
Glad you like them Paul, be nice to see them based up with their mates.
A love crate? Haha. I assume the maker would be a love crafter. ;)
The Group Portrait brings a whole new feel to On the Waterfront. The minis are beautifully PAINTED & the background is GORGEOUS. GREAT STUFF!
lol
Very good, Bertie.
::)
I actually have four crates marked with the suits from a standard card deck (hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds).
They are used as marker points for random placement on the table.
I assumed you were making a lovecraft reference. Perhaps I gave you too much credit ;)
I assumed you were making a lovecraft reference. Perhaps I gave you too much credit ;)
Nice idea with 4 suit boxes as random placement markers.
Not any more eh, now it's your cheeky reference in any future games ;)
The crate looks good though. Did you make it yourself? They look easy enough to make, albeit fiddly.
I have just finished working on it and it should make a great spooky tree for Strange Aeons.
Well, I reckon so anyway.
Pictures of the finished article tomorrow.
Superb additions but sadly likely to be a distraction from the Asylum. Cloning yourself must be high on your priorities Paul. Two hands are too meagre for what you need to do.
I love all of this!
I really like those trees. Need to get a set myself!
I think that what I like most about this project is how deep it goes. It really has the effect of creating a little world rather than just a single set of characters.
Love those spooky trees. Are you going to remodel Oscar or Archie to be cocking their leg up one of the trees?
Creating Gangs of Adventures whether good or unpleasant nayure AND seeing what other Folk create is one of those thing that I truly enjoy. Your latest Gang of Brave if somewhat nuts Gang are WONDERFUL...BEAUTIFULLY painted/based & supplied with an ample amount of interesting character. VERY WELL DONE once more!
The new recruits from London Division are great :-* Lady D is a stunner or maybe blonde version of femme fatale would be more fitting for her since she is sporting that shotgun :D
And the small patch of haunted forest looks very fitting for both your MOOSE and OW projects, I used to have quite a number of those a while back but unfortunately sold them, you could have made a proper forest out of them :)
Haven't posted on here for a while, page 167 I think!
Anyway I've finally caught up and must say there's been some great stuff added.
Sculpts, Western batt rep and the Asylum.
Then I discover that MOOSE are still on the go in 1975?
Bertie will be spinning in his grave!
Those new London agents better get their finger out and kick some cultist butt!
Cheers
BF
Nice work, Jeff.Glad your pleased mate :)
They look great!
:-* :-*
It is always interesting to see what colours people choose for these.
Not many look too similar to any others that I have seen.
8)
Very nice paint jobs.Thank you, Masons got the basing covered and hopefully we'll see them again when based.
You just need to work your magic on the bases n your hot to trot.
The Ladies look like they are all set for Girls' Night on the Town...the Town may never be the same. BEAUTIFULLY painted...VERY WELL DONE!Thank you for the kind comments.
Nice Jeff, the paintwork makes them pop!
But.. what is the go with the good Doctor's face? Has he taken too much of S Hombres hair tonic?
Cheers
Matt.
I know what you mean Matt, he's wearing a bloody big pair of spectacles and I looked at a few people wearing glasses to give me an idea how to paint them and basically I think all you can see through them is the wearers face. So I painted his eyes on the surface which gives him a goggle eyed effect lol.
Another option was to paint the glass grey, which I've seen done but when I tried this it didn't look right. I'm open to suggestions if anyone has one.
They look great. The colour scheme works for that "sackcloth Cultist " look, especially with the skin tones.
Nice addition to your Dagon cultists.
Looking forward to seeing it painted up.
Faith AND a shotgun can be a more moving force than faith by itself. The Shotgun Slinging Sister looks WONDERFUL...GREAT WORK!
I need that shotgun wielding nun for my coven of the tentacle
I was thinking of E.T.I would say a stoned ET
I would say a stoned ET
lol lol lol
Poor old ET has left us now and been replaced with something that does not scare the bejesus out of the missus.
I shall take a picture of the MKII version in the next couple of days.
;)
In the meantime, an update on the Cult of Dagon.
:D
I had the opportunity to pick up a couple of lovely Deep Ones (that were produced by BCB before their recent problems) on the Bazaar last week.
A little wash or two and a quick rebase and they have joined the throng, along with a couple of hastily painted Nuns with Guns for added protection.
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/4ab11fc9-8686-41b2-ad7d-f5c64ee975cf_zpsa4xngkrh.jpg)
The Cult is now a fair old size and will soon be able threaten the sanity of all the inhabitants of the Inns of Bournemoth....
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/c1d77736-dcd6-4940-aecf-c15bf72e5295_zpsjb10ugvk.jpg)
The Forces of Unpleasantness never looked better...BEAUTIFUL WORK on some OUTSTANDING miniatures!
The Nasty Nuns & Associates bring a whole new meaning to "there goes the Neighborhood".
Yaaaay I recognise those Deep ones! :) Glad to see they're up to some fishy mischief!
Lovely stuff
Any dea where I can get those Deep Ones?
Cheers
That's one sinister looking advert! :-* 8)
Better not blink while those guys are doing their PR stunt :)
Great news! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!
If the Yeti hunters are part of the kickstarter, you can count me in for sure! :-*
Excellent stuff! Will we see anymore Dark Clergy or their ilk? They are so bloody useful: fantasy, horror, pulp, etc. You could make a Frostgrave group based around them.
Perhaps you could throw yourself together with Uncle Mike and do something like a strange aeons add-on or pledge level where one could obtain the pdf rulebook (or printed version). would be a nice boost... just throwing an idea in here...
That really is quite a STUNNING array of miniatures. I looking forward to seeing the Blind Beggar logo...maybe an iconic mini too.
Dunno if you meant the same thing as this when you said 'iconic mini', but this fella is going to be the 'Kickstarter' mini...
I was thinking more of an illustration/cartoon/mini of a Blind Beggar, but Reggie is LOOKIN' GOOD.
Good to hear. Make sure your signiature banner has the url hyperlink included when you do go live ;)
Lots of success with the KS! May it bring BBM new cult... customers :D
OH BABY! There...that about says it all!
AND, true to my word, it is posted on the Reaper Forum:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/65525-blind-beggar-miniatures-launched/
PLUS Tom's Boring Mordheim Forum:
http://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/t8516-blind-beggar-miniatures-kick-starter
...OH BABY II!
I'm in for a few more packs :) Lady Baxterville is a must.
In for the yeti hunters :)
I'm in for a few more packs :) Lady Baxterville is a must.
...my pleasure; the least I could do for a friend.
...that seems like a far more practical & welcome way of showing support.
...my pleasure; the least I could do for a friend.
...that seems like a far more practical & welcome way of showing support.
Hi Paul
Good luck with venture...backed :D
Will post on blog tomorrow
In... and I wish you luck on this one! ;)
It's all good Al!
Looking good so far Paul, you are about half way there already! Congratulations mate.
Backed!
Good luck with it
Good luck with this Paul. :)
I've got an old threepenny bit somewhere, I'll drop it in next time I'm up Sainsbury's ;)
Nice one mate! You need to think of some more stretch goals now.........hooded ones.......?
Excellent news old chum! :D
I apologize. It is Monday, and I am a bit dense. And still caffeine deprived. What were the questions?
COOL LOOKING SPOOK! Is that a Reaper piece? Whoever made him, you did an OUTSTANDING job painting him. WELL DONE!
OMG, these are great. Too much. lol
I must own these.
woohoo! I'm #3 on the Backers!
HOORAY FOR SUCCESS!
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! :-*
Cheers, mate.
I shall chuck that head that you asked for in with these fellas, seems appropriate somehow.
Of course, I may end up with far more of the buggers than you need.....
;)
Now there's a WONDERFULLY expressive face in a fishy sort of way. VERY COOL & WELL DONE!
I love his fishy moustache 8) 8)
Your "fish fingers" are rather good 8)
That is the Real Catfish Hunter (the other Catfish Hunter was a Major League pitcher). VERY COOL!
You could make some wonderful cantina characters ;)
Funny you should say that.....
;)
Oh yeah!
I'll grab a pack ;)
He genuinely looks as shocked as us humans at his appearance 8) 8)
cheers
Matt
Looking forward to when you release these new figures.
I just was able to jump in on the Kookie Kultists KS after getting an unexpected Gratuity. They will become part of my current Unaussprechen Kulten Campaign here.
:)
Oh the poor dear.
:'(
These last two mutations really bring a sad face to the tragedy of insmouth.
I doubt even baking a batch of scones in her favourite floral apron will cheer her up.
Blooming characterful old bean, blooming terrific mate. :D
Cheers
Matt
Congratulations on the successful Kooky Kults KS Campaign.
Lembit
Man these guys have character, they are certainly unique Paul. 8) 8)
That last one's a corker! He'd work in a range of genres too.
Another new option that I will be adding to the range is this fella....
(http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a416/blindbeggarminiatures/0ea966b7-c030-48bc-9dde-083899cdf483_zpsgfa6h62c.jpg)
The Sailors look FANTASTIC. They'd be naturals for the Submarine Service. GREAT WORK!
It's a Trap!!!
The new Fishy Father fits well with the modern trend of coming out of the closet. GREAT WORK once more!
When (or where) are those available again Mason?
Kooky Kultists Kickstarter arrived with all my extras including a pack of these Dark Clergy and the hybrids that I am so glad I added as well.
I am quite pleased. My only suggestion is to sell them prepainted. :D
Now, to pack the beggers off to the painters or they will sit on a shelf forever.
Thanks for the toys.
Scott
When (or where) are those available again Mason?
Sounds good. If they're anything like the Outlanders they'll be great. You should definitely do some Hounds of Tindalos, I'll bet you could create something pretty cool!
Pictures of inked masters should be up tomorrow, and will provide much better examples of the figures than the greens provided.
;)
I LOVE the Fish Folk. I can imagine in a Monty Python setting, no one notices their fish like looks. OUTSTANDING WORK once more!
Cheers, Al.
Much appreciated.
:D
Fingers crossed that you are not alone.....
Pictures of painted examples should appear here in a few days.
Citizens and the sailors are on my list!
Gave the figures above a lick of paint, hope you like them :)
Blimey Paul, you've been steaming into these since last I looked. Excellent paintwork Jeff 8)
I think, while I have the stuff out, it is time for a group shot of my Dagon Worshipping Cult.....
The Group Portrait & the background scenery are WONDROUS to behold...BEAUTIFULLY WELL DONE!
That is a sinister host! The models and terrain look awesome together. It reminds me how understaffed my agency is. All I've been painting is baddies.
Cheers, Al.
:D
We are going to start a new campaign soon and I have a feeling these fellas will be playing a significant part.
;)
......I'm trying to think of other set pieces that might help but they aren't anywhere near as easy. Maybe an art deco sculpture or Great War cenotaph.....
Tonight sees the start of our new campaign which will be set in the (fictional) cursed region of Foulmouth on the Essex coast.
That looks top notch mate. The vehicles really help with the setting too.
Awesome terrain. I too am looking forward to action pics and AARs. Looks like a great place to encounter your latest hybrid sculpts (some of the congregation).
:o
Lovely table, I look look forward to the AAR.
Thanks for posting Mason, I am looking forward to continuing the camapaign in Foulmouth :).
The appearance of Theydon and his team will be changing, as these minis are Mason's and I will get around to painting up my own. I am thinking about sourcing them over the weekend, as I already have one or two hanging around at home.
Damn. Commercial break.... time to get a cold one while waiting with baited breath. Superb scene 1.
Lem :)
I must ask who makes the figure on the far right? Also I must say your painting is superb and the terrain really sets the scene.
So much great reading and amazing pictures :-*
Good start, now crack on with the rest! :)
Love that table set up and the whole vibe of the write up.
Excellent AAR Paul ;) Captured a very enjoyable and memorable game. I am looking forward to more of the same this evening. 8)
Unfortunately Northstar cocked up my order and I am still trying to sort out the right figures with them. I have managed to convert a model for Theydon though, which I will have ready for next time, along with the other two gents. For tonight I shall use your models again, if I may be so bold :D.
I gather that Team Bullock are ready to go though :).
Remgain: All of this thread is devoted to Strange Aeons.
Heck!
It's in the headline!!! :?
Marco
As for Bullock's ream: Aye, he has.
I shall ask for his permission to post a picture of them.
The team move on, approaching the town of Foulmouth proper.
Spotting a small churchyard in the distance they approach with caution, hoping to find a working telephone so that they can report their findings thus far.
The looks LOVELY...a green & pleasant land. How big is the board by the way?
Thanks for the info, Paul. That does seem like a SPLENDID size for some nicely sceniced games.
I did think that was a particularly good set up Mason, well done sir ;)
The cordite is clearing, there are bodies on the ground and the smell of blood hangs heavy in the air. For some, their lives are over - whatever their hopes and aspirations were dashed to the wind like so much detritus. For others, their existence is irrevocably altered, life-changing injuries leaving them less than they were before. Survival all the same, but at what cost? Only time will tell.
But is it the men of M.O.O.S(E) who have been victorious, or has the cold, slimy hand of the deviant grasped ascendency?
Only Mason knows. Sit closer to the fire, banish the shadows gathering in the corners and draw your coat tighter about your shoulders; maybe for the price of a beer old man Mason might yet tell you of the events which transpired in Foulmouth that fateful evening...
(he really will consider divulging most things if you ply him with beer, you know :D)
Thank you, Amigo.
:)
Strange Aeons is played on a 3x2 foot board, which is another added bonus with the game, as it is easy to set up and you can vary the board each time quite easily without having the need for too much scenery each time.
Look great Paul. Also a handy size for a standard UK dining table 8)
It could double as the site of another Dick Chaney hunting trip.
Where's this AAR then Mason? ??? Anyone would think you was busy sculpting or somefing...
:D
Tomorrow, I reckon.
;)
OH BABY!
OOOK! There, that about says it all.
I somehow missed seeing this gem before now. He is a WONDERFUL miniature AND BEAUTIFULLY painted & base. VERY WELL DONE all around!
Where are the crates in the background from? I must have missed a post that featured them.
Interesting looking ape, he looks like a close cousin to the guys I use for 40K Jokaero.
The picture was taken by Bullock and they are from his scenery collection.
They are 4Ground Animal Crates but I cannot seem to find them on their website, which is a shame as I really want some myself.
:?
VERY WELL DONE, Bert! They are a FINE LOOKING Team & each model has a unique character...the Guy in the green cap is my favorite. The brushwork & basing are SPLENDID.
The scenery & miniature are WONDERFUL. The ongoing sinister feel & a sense of imminent danger/doom makes the story line & the game. OUTSTANDING STUFF!
I'm not surprised Theydon has got a guilty conscience given how his two agents always seem to bear the brunt of the opposition's ire! :( Loving the campaign though, and looking forward to continuing it this week. :D
Bert
As for the Miner: He should be finished soon and I will pop up a piccie when he is done.
;)
Here he is the latest addition to the team, who the men from the Ministry encountered after the attack of the Deep One.
(http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p419/thebeggarscave/miner%20front_zpsy9e0ogsg.jpg)
A simple bit of conversion work, with the addition of a rucksack to carry the dynamite, a bag containing his detonator and a mining helmet with lamp added he becomes Paul Talbot, Welsh demolition expert and former miner.
Now it is just up to Bert to paint him.....
Yes Mr. Talbot, on your hand is the mark of the pentagram. When the Moon is full, you will turn into a Werewolf....oh bother, that's Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) & the Wizened Old Gypsy Woman (Maria Ouspenskaya)...never mind. The Demolition Man looks the part; i.e., nerves of steel, cool hat, & a satchel for his explosives AND a large bottle of liquid courage. UBERCOOL MINI!
Mason's certainly come up trumps with the mini, remains to be seen whether he can avoid blowing himself up :D. Tricky chap, TNT. Having a lycanthrope on the firm would be cool! If a tad unpredictable...
Blue moooooooooooooooooooon...I saw you standing alone.........
VERY NICELY DONE! I love the sad faced Guy on the left.
A bit faded but still UBERCOOL! You did a fine job integrating the G.W. pieces with your own creation. The "green & peaceful land" look contrasts SPLENDIDLY with the game. VERY WELL DONE!
Paul, although its not my genre in miniatures i´m following this thread with interest.
I have the privilegie of seing your first sculps and since then your imagination and skills improved a lot.
Congratulations on your projects mate. :)
Keep it coming.
This is a really nice terrain board Paul. It would be great pleasure if I was able to play on it or even one half as good.
:)
Very nice setup :-* :-* :-*
Surely this should be at BLAM?
Thanks, Colin.Sorted that statement for you Paul ;)
It is unlikely that I will be bringing anything to BLAM this year as I am reallybusylazy around that time and most likely will take the opportunity to play all of the games that the rest of you are putting on.
;)
Really nice looking board Paul! :-*
Lon
Sorted that statement for you Paul ;)
lol
That's a tasty set up mate. I like the re-purposing of the central building, it's a great example of making terrain and scenery work across genres.
I don't know. The top story is what makes the piece for moi. It's the tower that needs some sprucing up to go with the SPLENDIDLY detailed upper story...when spoken rather than read, "upper story" sounds pornographic.
Now look what you have gone and done!
;)
I do that to myself as well...it's why my thread is SOOOO long.
lol
I know that feeling.
This was only going to be a small project when I began: A dozen or so 'characters' as Agents, for variety, and about twenty or so 'monsters' should do it, I thought.....
Now look at it!
::)
lol
I know that feeling.
This was only going to be a small project when I began: A dozen or so 'characters' as Agents, for variety, and about twenty or so 'monsters' should do it, I thought.....
Now look at it!
::)
Just would like to say congratulations to Paul on the successful Secrets of Insmouth: Part 2 Kick Starter campaign. I believe that this is the most successful one yet. Eagerly await Part 3 now.
:)
Well, as the 'upper storey' is removable I could just swap them out when needed.
The one pictured fits in well in Krappefortt but I think I need something else for it to fit in in other places.
Several different 'toppers' would increase its use.
I could even do one or two for the tower section.....
Now look what you have gone and done!
;)
an observatory dome would work.
an observatory dome would work.
Yes, that would be cool. Checking to see if the "stars are right" etc.
Keep it as it is :D
I was given plenty of suggestions when I first built it for Krappefortt.
One plonker even suggested a tennis court!
That's courting controversy :D
RIP Theydon Bois. Long live the Mass Action Deployment Team more to follow! 8)
You're a man after my own heart, Bert. You have my condolences on that.
You're a man after my own heart, Bert. You have my condolences on that.
Ah, there's two of us? Cool 8) I say that like it's a good thing...
:D
I read your post out to the Missus and, after a few 'Oh, dear's and a little eye-rolling she guessed it had been written by you.
I guess that means that you have a certain reputation, Bertie.
:D :D
I like it, though, and I see that you could not resist making some names up.
Good man.
;)
Well, I got there in the end.....
Not my best brushwork ever but I had to get them ready ASAP for the KS campaign later in the week.
;)
They do look sinister & diabolic; somewhere between the KKK & the IRS. The brushwork & bases look SPLENDID. OUTSTANDING WORK!
Another fine offering from you that I will have to acquire. I will make sure that all the other gents this way are aware of this KS (we are getting together Wednesday night). Hopefully some will get in on this KS.
Sounds like the new Hybrids will start their long swim accross the big pond soon. Looking forward to those as well.
Lembit
One has to keep up appearances! The names came to me in the pre-dawn of Saturday morning as I lay awake desperately trying to get back to sleep after a visit to the khazi, and failing utterly! Once I got to thinking about the gas masked agents, how I was going to paint them and what I was going to call them I had to abandon any thoughts of sleep and got my ruminations down on paper. Such is the power of Strange Aeons!
Love them, mate! Awesome, excellent - what a bunch! I like them, I like them a lot. :D
So much so that I shall happliy share some lead with them should we meet on the table lol
Congrats on having Fiendish Fanatics fully fund on the first day of the KS campaign. :)
All I need to do is throw a succession of fives and sixes - what could go wrong? ;)
In fact they had their first outing in our new M.A.D. Team campaign last night......
....but it was the Cult of the Soiled Laundry that won out with the 'fives and sixes' in the end.
;)
Congrats on another successful KS Campaign for the Fiendish Fanatics. Another increase in supporters for your Eldritch figure releases.
Lembit
The Forces of Unpleasantness never looked better...at the moment. GREAT MINIS!
Very nice looking :)
Major Action Deployment team.
The idea behind the M.A.D. team came from the appearance of the Gas Masked Agents that appear in the Blind Beggar range of miniatures.....
(http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p419/thebeggarscave/GAS_zpsjmedqgud.jpg~original)
Based upon their appearance and armament a M.A.D. team follows the following rules:
Major Action Deployment team rules.
30BP (15PP/15EP)
A M.A.D. team consists of 1 Character and 4 Agents.
All have Light Armour (+1 Con, -1 M) and Clubs (rifle butts!).
Each member of the team is armed with one firearm.
The weapons carried by the are as follows: 2x Tommy-Gun, 1x Double Barrelled Shotgun, 1x Single-Barrelled Shotgun and 1x Bolt Action Rifle.
3 additional skills to be distributed amongst team as these are not 'green' operatives and it reflects their previous experience.
(Up to 2 skills may be allocated to the Character and 1 to Agents)
There will be no new members added or any re-equipping.
The team continues until disbanded by the player.
Instead of gaining Map Pieces the team gains 1EP, to spend as the player decides, instead.
This may be 'stored' between games in order to 'save-up' for better items should the player wish.
This represents weapons non-standard issue equipment that the team may have picked up whilst in the field.
As the team is run at the same points total as one that has gained a Promotion for Extraordinary Heroism the same rules apply regarding Lurker benefits.
There doesn't seem to be a great possibility of a long & rosy future being a M.A.D. Agent, but at least they don't have to worry about their retirement plans...other than funeral expenses that is.
Excellent work (as EVER). I confess I saw the figure on the extreme left and imagined her with a guitar. The name "Female Gas Masked Agents" would be a superb band name too lol lol lol lol
Them fishy folk are looking good, Mason :)
What about one of those old seaside charabanc, would be quite fitting transport.
What about one of those old seaside charabanc, would be quite fitting transport.
That's ok ,I've never read the novels must get them to read.
Thanks will have a look about for them, people have giving me inspiration on here so glad I can return it.
That looks great mate.
My notification thingy is letting me down. You've posted some WONDERFUL photos of some BEAUTIFUL pieces while I was in the fog. You have me thinking of fantasy Fish Folk now. There is nothing like a new project to add zest to the old ones...not those Old Ones however. VERY WELL DONE as always!
Excellent Paolo. Those are great shots. Very atmospheric.
I love the bus too... let's hear it for the (fish)man on the Foulmouth omnibus lol
I have managed to slap some brighter colours a few so that they will work as Amphibious Alien Civilians for Outland too.
They would also work pretty well as Deep Ones of a more 'tropical' nature.
Piccies later once basing is done.
:D
Being a twisted, fish faced entity doesn't mean you can't be a snappy dresser.
I always knew the 90s rave scene was full of degeneratesBig box little box,fish fish ?
Big box little box,fish fish ?
VERY NICELY DONE! Being a twisted, fish faced entity doesn't mean you can't be a snappy dresser.
I always knew the 90s rave scene was full of degenerates
Big box little box,fish fish ?
We're through the looking glass here people
Some strangeness is occuring around here....
o_o o_o
JMP TRANSMISSION 1830132lol
CLASSIFICATION TOP SECRET / DELTA GREEN
CIRCULATION WITHIN RESTRICTED CHANNELS ONLY
In the early/mid 1990s THRESHOLD and their British allies waged a secret war against efforts by the Continuity Esoteric Order of Dagon to corrupt Britain's youth by distribution of drugs distilled from the glandular secretions of Deep One Matriarchs.
At semi-spontaneous gatherings at secret locations outside of the M25 Order cultists and the Deep One masters would distribute the narcotics and cavort as the cocktail of drugs, decadent music and dark rituals would cause the events to descend in to orgies of degeneracy and violence.
Under the codename OPERATION WHITEHOUSE agents infiltrated and then disrupted these illegal parties known to the public as 'raves'.
WHITEHOUSE culminated in a 1996 raid on the Hacienda night club in Manchester, then the centre of operations for the CEOoD in the UK.
Although successful in breaking the power of the order, the raid, conducted multiple agent cells supported by the SAS and later reinforcements from the regular army, quickly became a running battle through the centre of the city.
A subsequent cover operation blamed the extensive collateral damage caused by the entities summoned by the order and the agents battling them on a device planted by Irish republican terrorists.
Footage of Agent Hiro 'Samurai' Jack infiltrating a rave at a disused Airbase near Chobham, Surrey:-
https://youtu.be/lxsJzLk-_Fc
Doug: Yes, the farm is a cracking bit of scenery.
And that is just the two smallest buildings from the set.
Pre-painted too!
;)
Pre-painted!? Good heavens. And where could possibly get such a gem from, one wonders?
Doug
Fantastic!
Cool!
That is a FANTASTIC LOOKING game. The scenery & miniatures are all BEAUTIFUL creations. WONDERFULLY WELL DONE!
I have missed your battles against the Forces of Unpleasantness. It's good to see you at it again.
Definitely good to see this getting some table time again.
The use of that black cloth wiv a hole in it to create the board really is genius.
I think you can get it here:
http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Ready_Painted_Buildings.html
;)
Joking aside, I can honestly highly recommend it as a great piece of kit, extremely versatile and a great price, especially as it is all prepainted!
The BUF are up to no good, and M.O.O.S.(E) are out to stop them.....
Great minds and all that. This is the exact same model I am using as the spider.
The Giant Pink Tick...erm Spider is a BEAUTY, a really SPLENDIDLY horrifying adversary.
I do LOVE looking/staring at your games. OUTSTANDING STUFF!
Those last couple of games look cracking mate! Perfect wee boards! Your old Mordheim stuff really fits well in a lot of different settings! I’m so jealous, that’s something I can never achieve! :-[
As always, it's a pleasure to read your threads, Mason!
Like the painting on that old Citadel cemetery too :)
That is impressive. The cadaver scatter is fantastic. I think it works so well because it isn't a wall of gory viscera. There are so many applications for a piece of scenery like that. With the right period clothing your sacrifices could be mass graves in a bush war or zombie apocalypse. If I can find the bodies I'm copying you :D .
What mdf kits did you get? ???
That's a nice score, good old Legionnaire Bert ;)! I like the look of that warehouse, is it a decent kit?
Nice building, it surely will be great when finished!
I've also come to the conclusion that playable interiors is the devil. It consumes a lot of time and still doesn't add very much value...
Despite my notifications being on I didn't get any. That aside, the game & the new buildings look WONDERFUL.
The old Plasticville stuff brings back fond memories of my American Flyers. GREAT STUFF as always!
Looking forward to the new buildings
This thread is a bit small for you its about time you added some more
Piccies of the progress tomorrow...
Great weathering!
I like what you have done to it, especially the balcony (or sniper's perch)!
Thanks for reminding me to do that as well.
You're most welcome friend, someone has to keep you on the straight and narrow lol
Very nice conversion Paul 8)Seconded, looks great with the additions and little scenic details. Lovely ;D
Great stuff, the vine going up the back looks marvellous :)
The best thing about doing this building is that I now have my mojo back, which has seen me finish painting a few miniatures as well in the last couple of weeks.
That’s an excellent looking build. It reminds me so much of St James Park Police Station
Glad to hear it!
Looking good and good to hear!
The reno looks fantastic. The additions make the poor Plasticville building look livable. I have a bunch and find they always seem to be shy a few square feet to be quite plausible and now it looks just right.
The grubbery and shrubbery are sharp.
Was the top floor custom made or another building added on-top? The balcony is nice :-*
Just so you know St James Park Police station goes quite deep underground. It’s a bit like mostly buried pyramid. The bottom floor actually has links to the London Underground via service tunnels. It’s also designed to double up as a morgue if needed. I spent quite z few years working there and it has many little secrets that you wouldn’t know were there.
So really, it’s a great location for occult studies, being a stones grow from both 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace.
I hate spiders! :oI am allowed to say it: you pussy!
Wow Paul, you never talked about these beauties! Great work, old man
Cheers, mate.Ok, Driscole is not the only Pussy ;)
Although I ma unsure what you are referring to with the 'beauties' bit....not the spiders, surely?
;)
For the record: I hate spiders too. They are EVIL!
:o
There was a (too) long time I haven't visit this thread. Wonderful tables and AAR.
Superb new building.
That’s a great idea for the steps! I’ve got one of these on the painting table. I need to steal that idea! ;)
That’s a great idea for the steps! I’ve got one of these on the painting table. I need to steal that idea! ;)
Yeah, that is clever. Like it.
Nice work :-* :-* :-*
I really like what you have done with the ground cover
keep looking for like buttons.... soooo much to catch up on...Same lol
Lush!
(See what I did there ;) lol)
Nice. :) Are you going to make hillside versions with tilted bases too?
I have started messing around with this thing, which will see use in a few genres, as a Dark Young proxy in Strange Aeons....
(http://leadadventureforum.com/gallery/42/4805-221119160622.jpeg)
It is not finished as I am unsure just how far I want to go with the colouring as, at the moment, it is pretty generic.
I am tempted to convert it slightly with the addition of a removable 'head' for even more options, but that is something that which will happen later on at some point....
An excellent choice!
Paul, as I think I've already said somewhere else on the forum, that's a lovely Thing.
I can see it taking a role in almost all of the games that I never actually get 'round to playing!!
Need one anyway . .. .
Cheers
Joe
That's an awesome set up!
And you gave me a lot of terrain ideas... Thanks a lot!
That is absolutely awesome 8) love it :-*
Really fantastic terrain board setup Paul. Wish that I could be playing on it. I am planning to get back into some SA games soon after having worked on a Sci-Fi project for the last while (Legions of Steel) which I like as much as SA.
:)
That looks AMAZING Paul! WOW! :o
Where are those buildings from?
The one on the left is a modified Plasticville Police Station.
The conversion work can be found here:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=39808.3225
The one on the right is the GW Chapel , dandified with a few tufts:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=30667.855
This is quite the thread! Much to love here, it will take me ages to go through all of it. Great looking table most recently but going back through the most recent pages there is a lot more excellent work.
Wow, you sure seem to have expanded this since I was last around! :-*
Fabulous Pablo :-*
That is a glorious looking adventure playground. I'm sure your guests will love the game 8)
I am sure that your friends enjoyed the game.
Great stuff Paul. As I stated before, it would such a pleasure for me to play in one of your games.
:-* :)